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    • Optics and Photonics
    • Metamaterials
    • Nanotechnology

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    • Diffraction limits restrict the resolution of conventional optical systems.
    • Metalenses offer a promising alternative for miniaturized and high-performance optical devices.
    • Controlling light polarization is crucial for advanced optical functionalities.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To design and demonstrate a flat metalens for subdiffraction focusing of circularly polarized light.
    • To achieve focusing beyond the classical diffraction limit using a single flat optical element.
    • To evaluate the imaging performance of the designed metalens.

    Main Methods:

    • Design of a metalens composed of quadrangular-frustum pyramid-shaped structures.
    • Modulation of circularly polarized light by varying the rotation angle of the structures.
    • Numerical simulations to analyze phase shift, amplitude transmittance, focal spot characteristics, and imaging capabilities.

    Main Results:

    • Achieved a phase shift covering [0,2π] with high average amplitude transmittance (96%) at 1550 nm.
    • Demonstrated subdiffraction focusing with a focal spot size of 0.48λ (Full Width at Half Maximum).
    • Obtained a focusing efficiency of approximately 14.9% and comparable one-to-one imaging performance to conventional lenses.

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed metalens effectively achieves subdiffraction focusing, overcoming the limitations of conventional optics.
    • The designed flat metalens shows potential for high-resolution imaging applications.
    • This work contributes to the advancement of metalens technology for miniaturized optical systems.