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  • Photonics and Nanotechnology
  • Metamaterial Optics

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  • Vortex beams are crucial for applications like optical trapping and communication.
  • Existing vortex beam generators often lack miniaturization and broadband capabilities.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate a novel meta-surface for generating high-quality vector vortex beams.
  • To enhance the localization and longitudinal component of generated vortex beams.
  • To achieve broadband vortex beam generation in the visible light spectrum.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of a meta-surface using silver structures and graphene layers.
  • Characterization of the meta-surface's optical properties under linearly polarized beam incidence.
  • Comparison of multi-structure-combined meta-surface performance against constituent parts.

Main Results:

  • Generation of high-localized vector vortex beams with a significant longitudinal component.
  • A 250% increase in localization and a 200% increase in longitudinal component proportion compared to constituent parts.
  • Broadband vortex beam generation across the visible light range.

Conclusions:

  • The developed meta-surface offers superior performance in vortex beam generation.
  • This technology has potential applications in advanced optical manipulation and communication.
  • The study lays groundwork for optical miniaturization and integration in various photonic fields.