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  • Optics and Photonics
  • Materials Science

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  • Growing demand for uniform flat-top laser beams in applications like laser processing and infrared imaging.
  • Limitations of conventional beam-shaping methods (e.g., aspheric lenses) due to bulkiness and inflexibility.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose and design a compact dielectric metasurface for efficient laser beam shaping.
  • To achieve a high-uniformity flat-top beam profile at 1064 nm.

Main Methods:

  • Design of a dielectric metasurface using silicon carbide (SiC) nanopillars on a silicon dioxide (SiO2) substrate.
  • Utilizing a hyperbolic phase distribution derived from an inverse optimization algorithm for unit cell design.

Main Results:

  • The designed metasurface successfully shaped the laser beam into a circular flat-top spot with a 2 μm radius.
  • Achieved high intensity uniformity (0.1021) and energy efficiency (76.3%) for the shaped beam.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed dielectric metasurface offers a compact and efficient solution for flat-top laser beam shaping.
  • Demonstrates significant potential for advanced applications in precision laser processing, optical trapping, and bioimaging.