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    • Materials Science
    • Nanotechnology

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    • Dynamic optical wavefront control is crucial for applications like focusing and light redirection.
    • Current spatial light modulators suffer from unwanted diffracted beams due to limited resolution.
    • Sub-wavelength resolution is needed to overcome these limitations in optical beam manipulation.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To propose and demonstrate a realistic metadevice for dynamic optical phase control.
    • To achieve sub-wavelength pixelation for precise wavefront shaping.
    • To enable advanced optical functionalities without extraneous diffracted beams.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized reconfigurable metamaterials and nanomembrane technology.
    • Developed a metadevice with individually moveable metallic nanowire actuators.
    • Modulated the optical path length to control the phase of reflected light.

    Main Results:

    • Demonstrated dynamic control over the optical phase of reflected beams with sub-wavelength pixelation.
    • Successfully implemented wavefront shaping functionalities including diffraction gratings and beam splitters.
    • Showcased capabilities for phase-gradient metasurfaces, cylindrical mirrors, and mirror arrays with tunable parameters.

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed metadevice offers on-demand optical wavefront shaping with superior precision.
    • It effectively overcomes the diffraction limitations of conventional spatial light modulators.
    • This technology paves the way for advanced optical systems requiring precise light control.