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Plasmonic Metalens for Narrowband Dual-Focus Imaging

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Peer-reviewed

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Article

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Authors

Montelongo, Y 
Wilkinson, TD 

Abstract

A new type of metalens with the capability to selectively focus narrowband light is reported at different focal planes depending on polarization. Two zone planes with two different focal lengths are spatially multiplexed and encoded in the subwavelength regime with arrays of orthogonal silver nanostructures, which are designed to exhibit strong wavelength- and polarization-dependent scattering profiles. Using this principle, imaging under white-light illumination with independent focal planes is experimentally demonstrated for each polarization at the narrowband resonant wavelength. Furthermore, each focal plane can be dynamically controlled with an output polarizer. In contrast to conventional refractive and diffractive optical elements, functional metalenses allow additional control over wavelength and polarization properties of light for a wide range of applications.

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Keywords

diffractive lenses, holographic optical elements, metasurfaces, plasmonics, polarization-selective devices, subwavelength structures

Journal Title

Advanced Optical Materials

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Journal ISSN

2195-1071
2195-1071

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Publisher

Wiley
Sponsorship
EPSRC (1241027)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/J009369/1)
Cancer Research UK (21102)
Cancer Research UK (24669)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/L015455/1)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/M016218/1)
This work was financially supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC): Integrated Photonic and Electronic Systems (EP/L015455/1); Cambridge Overseas Trust and the Mexican National Council on Science and Technology (CONACyT).