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    • Photonics
    • Materials Science

    Background:

    • Adjustable power metalenses are crucial for integrated optics and reconfigurable systems.
    • Realizing active metasurfaces for visible light applications remains a challenge.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To present a focal tunable and intensity tunable metalens in the visible frequency regime.
    • To explore the use of thermoresponsive hydrogel for dynamic metasurface control.

    Main Methods:

    • Fabricated a metasurface with plasmonic resonators embedded in thermoresponsive hydrogel.
    • Controlled hydrophilic and hydrophobic hydrogel behavior to tune metalens properties.
    • Investigated focal length and transmission intensity tunability.

    Main Results:

    • Demonstrated continuous focal length tuning via hydrogel phase transition.
    • Achieved diffraction-limited performance across different hydrogel states.
    • Showcased intensity tunable metalens with dynamic transmission control at the focal spot.

    Conclusions:

    • Hydrogel-based metasurfaces offer a viable route for creating dynamically reconfigurable metalenses in the visible spectrum.
    • The non-toxic and biocompatible nature of hydrogel makes these active metasurfaces promising for biomedical imaging, sensing, and encryption.