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Area of Science:

  • Optics and Photonics
  • Metamaterials
  • Nanotechnology

Background:

  • On-chip wavefront modulation is crucial for advanced optical devices.
  • Achieving power-efficient, high-speed, full-phase modulation with metasurfaces remains a challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a novel approach for continuous light steering.
  • To overcome limitations of existing phase-gradient metasurfaces for on-chip optical control.

Main Methods:

  • Created a virtual frequency-gradient metasurface by integrating a passive metasurface with a frequency-comb source.
  • Utilized spatiotemporal redirection of light via reorienting optical phase-fronts.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated experimental laser beam steering with a continuously changing angle over 25 degrees.
  • Achieved this rapid steering in just 8 picoseconds using a single metasurface.

Conclusions:

  • The developed method enables efficient spatiotemporal optical control on-chip.
  • This technology has significant implications for solid-state LIDAR, 3D imaging, and augmented/virtual reality systems.