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Dual-polarity plasmonic metalens for visible light

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  • Xianzhong Chen

    (School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham)

  • Lingling Huang

    (School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham
    State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Tsinghua University)

  • Holger Mühlenbernd

    (University of Paderborn)

  • Guixin Li

    (Hong Kong Baptist University)

  • Benfeng Bai

    (State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Tsinghua University)

  • Qiaofeng Tan

    (State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Tsinghua University)

  • Guofan Jin

    (State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Tsinghua University)

  • Cheng-Wei Qiu

    (National University of Singapore)

  • Shuang Zhang

    (School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham)

  • Thomas Zentgraf

    (University of Paderborn)

Abstract

Surface topography and refractive index profile dictate the deterministic functionality of a lens. The polarity of most lenses reported so far, that is, either positive (convex) or negative (concave), depends on the curvatures of the interfaces. Here we experimentally demonstrate a counter-intuitive dual-polarity flat lens based on helicity-dependent phase discontinuities for circularly polarized light. Specifically, by controlling the helicity of the input light, the positive and negative polarity are interchangeable in one identical flat lens. Helicity-controllable real and virtual focal planes, as well as magnified and demagnified imaging, are observed on the same plasmonic lens at visible and near-infrared wavelengths. The plasmonic metalens with dual polarity may empower advanced research and applications in helicity-dependent focusing and imaging devices, angular-momentum-based quantum information processing and integrated nano-optoelectronics.

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  • Xianzhong Chen & Lingling Huang & Holger Mühlenbernd & Guixin Li & Benfeng Bai & Qiaofeng Tan & Guofan Jin & Cheng-Wei Qiu & Shuang Zhang & Thomas Zentgraf, 2012. "Dual-polarity plasmonic metalens for visible light," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 3(1), pages 1-6, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:3:y:2012:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms2207
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms2207
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