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Area of Science:

  • Optics and Photonics
  • Metamaterials
  • Nanophotonics

Background:

  • Integrated photonic devices require minimized footprints, driving interest in metasurface platforms.
  • Existing metasurfaces offer wavelength- and polarization-dependent wavefront shaping.
  • Previous designs often optimize for a single incident angle, limiting versatility.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose and demonstrate angle-selective metasurfaces capable of independent phase gradients for different beam directions.
  • To leverage local phase modulation and non-local lattice diffraction for enhanced functionality.
  • To explore applications in beam combining/splitting and multibeam deflection.

Main Methods:

  • Design of a monolayer dielectric grating utilizing inverse scattered field and geometry optimization.
  • Numerical demonstration of beam combiner/splitter and independent multibeam deflections.
  • Validation of angle-switchable metagratings for various optical functions.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated independent phase gradients for reflected beams based on incident direction.
  • Achieved multibeam deflections for up to 4 incident angles at 700 nm wavelength.
  • Obtained deflection efficiency around 45%, attributed to material loss and multi-angle optimization trade-offs.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed angle-selective metasurfaces offer unprecedented control over light beam manipulation.
  • This approach significantly enhances the information density of compact optical components.
  • The designs show potential for advanced integrated photonic applications leveraging angular degrees of freedom.