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High quality factor metasurfaces for two-dimensional wavefront manipulation.

Claudio U Hail¹, Morgan Foley², Ruzan Sokhoyan¹

¹Thomas J. Watson Laboratory of Applied Physics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, 91125, USA.

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Area of Science:

Photonics and Optical Engineering
Metamaterials and Nanophotonics

Background:

Strong light-structure interaction is crucial for optical devices, but subwavelength wavefront shaping often yields low-quality-factor devices.
Existing methods for localized control of light at the subwavelength scale face limitations in achieving high optical quality factors.

Purpose of the Study:

To demonstrate high-quality-factor wavefront shaping in two spatial dimensions.
To explore the potential of all-dielectric higher-order Mie-resonant metasurfaces for advanced optical device applications.

Main Methods:

Design and experimental realization of transmissive band stop filters, beam deflectors, and radial lenses using all-dielectric metasurfaces.
Utilizing higher-order Mie resonances for localized optical mode excitation and wavefront control.

Main Results:

Achieved high quality factors ranging from 202 to 1475 at near-infrared wavelengths.
Demonstrated versatile operation with finite apertures and oblique illumination due to local optical modes.
Reported an improvement in quality factor by nearly two orders of magnitude compared to prior localized mode designs.

Conclusions:

All-dielectric higher-order Mie-resonant metasurfaces offer a viable route to high-quality-factor wavefront shaping.
This approach enables the development of a new generation of compact and efficient optical devices.
The demonstrated design strategy opens avenues for novel applications in optical sensing, nonlinear optics, and quantum optics.