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    • Metamaterials Science
    • Nanotechnology

    Background:

    • Conventional optical lenses are limited by diffraction, restricting focusing resolution.
    • Super-oscillatory phenomena offer a route to sub-diffraction focusing but typically suffer from narrow bandwidth due to wavelength dependence.
    • Existing metasurfaces often exhibit axial chromatic aberration, limiting their broadband performance.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To propose and demonstrate achromatic super-oscillatory metasurfaces (ASOMs) for broadband sub-diffraction focusing.
    • To achieve simultaneous focusing at the same axial position for multiple visible wavelengths.
    • To overcome the limitations of wavelength dependence and axial chromatic aberration in super-oscillatory optics.

    Main Methods:

    • Designing metasurfaces with dispersionless phase profiles to neglect material dispersion.
    • Utilizing a design strategy to circumvent axial chromatic aberration.
    • Numerical verification and simulation of constructed ASOMs for focusing performance.

    Main Results:

    • Demonstrated ASOMs capable of steering optical fields at 473 nm, 532 nm, and 632.8 nm.
    • Achieved focusing beyond the diffraction limit at the same axial position for the tested wavelengths.
    • Simulated spot sizes were consistent with designs, achieving resolutions of 0.706, 0.722, and 0.750 times the diffraction limit.

    Conclusions:

    • ASOMs provide a viable approach for achromatic sub-diffraction focusing across visible wavelengths.
    • The proposed method enables the design of compact, lightweight optical elements that surpass conventional lens limitations.
    • This technology offers enhanced freedom in designing super-oscillatory fields for advanced optical applications.