Malek Stephanie C, Overvig Adam C, Alù Andrea, Yu Nanfang
Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10027, USA.
Photonics Initiative, Advanced Science Research Center, City University of New York, New York, NY, 10031, USA.
Light Sci Appl. 2022 Aug 3;11(1):246. doi: 10.1038/s41377-022-00905-6.
Photonic devices rarely provide both elaborate spatial control and sharp spectral control over an incoming wavefront. In optical metasurfaces, for example, the localized modes of individual meta-units govern the wavefront shape over a broad bandwidth, while nonlocal lattice modes extended over many unit cells support high quality-factor resonances. Here, we experimentally demonstrate nonlocal dielectric metasurfaces in the near-infrared that offer both spatial and spectral control of light, realizing metalenses focusing light exclusively over a narrowband resonance while leaving off-resonant frequencies unaffected. Our devices attain this functionality by supporting a quasi-bound state in the continuum encoded with a spatially varying geometric phase. We leverage this capability to experimentally realize a versatile platform for multispectral wavefront shaping where a stack of metasurfaces, each supporting multiple independently controlled quasi-bound states in the continuum, molds the optical wavefront distinctively at multiple wavelengths and yet stay transparent over the rest of the spectrum. Such a platform is scalable to the visible for applications in augmented reality and transparent displays.
光子器件很少能对入射波前同时提供精细的空间控制和精确的光谱控制。例如,在光学超表面中,单个超单元的局域模式在很宽的带宽上控制波前形状,而延伸到许多单元的非局域晶格模式则支持高品质因数共振。在此,我们通过实验展示了近红外波段的非局域介电超表面,其能对光进行空间和光谱控制,实现了金属透镜仅在窄带共振上聚焦光,同时让非共振频率不受影响。我们的器件通过支持具有空间变化几何相位编码的连续谱中的准束缚态来实现这一功能。我们利用这一能力通过实验实现了一个用于多光谱波前整形的通用平台,其中一层超表面堆栈,每一层都支持连续谱中的多个独立可控准束缚态,能在多个波长上独特地塑造光波前,同时在光谱的其余部分保持透明。这样一个平台可扩展到可见光波段,用于增强现实和透明显示应用。