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  • Optics and Photonics
  • Materials Science
  • Metamaterials

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  • Birefringence, where light polarization affects refractive index, is crucial for optical elements like wave plates.
  • Conventional bulk crystals exhibit limited linear birefringence.
  • Metamaterials offer potential for engineered optical anisotropy.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate arbitrary birefringence using topology-optimized metasurfaces.
  • To engineer optical anisotropy for arbitrary-linear, circular, or elliptical eigen-polarization states.
  • To achieve angle-tunable birefringence from linear to elliptical.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing topology-optimized metasurfaces with freeform meta-atoms.
  • Engineering optical anisotropy to control refractive indices for different polarization states.
  • Investigating the continuous tunability of birefringence by changing the angle of incidence.

Main Results:

  • Successful demonstration of arbitrary birefringence.
  • Achieved continuous tuning from linear to elliptical birefringence with angle of incidence.
  • Showcased a single metasurface functioning as multiple parallel wave plates for diverse polarization transformations.

Conclusions:

  • Angle-tunable arbitrary birefringence expands possibilities in polarization optics.
  • Enables compact and versatile polarization operations, reducing the need for multiple optical elements.
  • Potential applications in polarization imaging, quantum optics, and other fields.