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    • Optics and Photonics
    • Metamaterials
    • Laser Technology

    Background:

    • Laser beam shaping is crucial for applications like LiDAR and laser engraving.
    • Achieving high beam uniformity often requires complex optical setups.
    • Metalenses offer a compact and versatile platform for wavefront manipulation.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop and demonstrate a beam homogenizer using a random metalens array (RMA) for enhanced laser beam shaping.
    • To investigate the RMA's performance in terms of beam uniformity and adaptability.
    • To explore potential applications in miniaturized optical systems.

    Main Methods:

    • Design of a 28x28 random metalens array (RMA) with varying individual metalens sizes using an improved Gerchberg-Saxton algorithm.
    • Numerical simulations to evaluate beam uniformity and performance under different conditions.
    • Experimental validation using a reshaped line beam.

    Main Results:

    • The RMA divides an incident laser beam into a 28x28 array of beams with unique speckle patterns.
    • Overlapping beams in the far field significantly enhance overall beam uniformity.
    • Numerical simulations predicted over 90% uniformity.
    • Experimental results demonstrated a reshaped line beam with 95.9% uniformity.

    Conclusions:

    • The random metalens array (RMA) effectively homogenizes laser beams, achieving high uniformity.
    • The RMA is adaptable to various incident light modes and misalignment.
    • This technology holds promise for size reduction in LiDAR and laser engraving systems.