Flat lens–based subwavelength focusing and scanning enabled by Fourier translation

LETO / LETO-3 Spatial Light Modulators
Beam Shaping / Beam Steering Pulse Application / -Shaping
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Authors: Xin Zhang, Yanwen Hu, Haolin Lin, Hao Yin, Zhen Li, Shenhe Fu and Zhenqiang Chen
Abstract:

We demonstrate a technique for flexibly controlling subwavelength focusing and scanning, by using the Fourier translation property of a topology-preserved flat lens. The Fourier transform property of the flat lens enables converting an initial phase shift of light into a spatial displacement of its focus. The flat lens used in the technique exhibits a numerical aperture of 0.7, leading to focusing the incident light to a subwavelength scale. Based on the technique, we realize flexible control of the focal positions with arbitrary incident light, including higher-order structured light. Particularly, the presented platform can generate multifocal spots carrying optical angular momentum, with each focal spot independently controlled by the incident phase shift. This technique results in a scanning area of 10 μm × 10 μm, allowing to realize optical scanning imaging with spatial resolution up to 700 nm. This idea is able to achieve even smaller spatial resolution when using higher-numerical-aperture flat lens and can be extended to integrated scenarios with smaller dimension. The presented technique benefits potential applications such as in scanning imaging, optical manipulation, and laser lithography.

Open Access

Publication: Nanophotonics
Issue/Year: Nanophotonics, 2024
DOI: 10.1515/nanoph-2024-0206
Link: https://doi.org/10.1515/nanoph-2024-0206

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