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Ultrahigh-capacity non-periodic photon sieves operating in visible light

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  • Kun Huang

    (National University of Singapore)

  • Hong Liu

    (Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science, Technology and Research)

  • Francisco J. Garcia-Vidal

    (Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
    Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC))

  • Minghui Hong

    (National University of Singapore)

  • Boris Luk’yanchuk

    (Data Storage Institute, Agency for Science, Technology and Research)

  • Jinghua Teng

    (Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science, Technology and Research)

  • Cheng-Wei Qiu

    (National University of Singapore)

Abstract

Miniaturization of optical structures makes it possible to control light at the nanoscale, but on the other hand it imposes a challenge of accurately handling numerous unit elements in a miniaturized device with aperiodic and random arrangements. Here, we report both the new analytical model and experimental demonstration of the photon sieves with ultrahigh-capacity of subwavelength holes (over 34 thousands) arranged in two different structural orders of randomness and aperiodicity. The random photon sieve produces a uniform optical hologram with high diffraction efficiency and free from twin images that are usually seen in conventional holography, while the aperiodic photon sieve manifests sub-diffraction-limit focusing in air. A hybrid approach is developed to make the design of random and aperiodic photon sieve viable for high-accuracy control of the amplitude, phase and polarization of visible light. The polarization independence of the photon sieve will also greatly benefit its applications in optical imaging and spectroscopy.

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  • Kun Huang & Hong Liu & Francisco J. Garcia-Vidal & Minghui Hong & Boris Luk’yanchuk & Jinghua Teng & Cheng-Wei Qiu, 2015. "Ultrahigh-capacity non-periodic photon sieves operating in visible light," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 6(1), pages 1-7, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:6:y:2015:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms8059
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms8059
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    1. Jun He & Hong Liu & Dong Zhao & Jodhbir S. Mehta & Cheng-Wei Qiu & Fangwen Sun & Jinghua Teng & Kun Huang, 2024. "High-order diffraction for optical superfocusing," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-11, December.
    2. Xiaoli Jing & Ruizhe Zhao & Xin Li & Qiang Jiang & Chengzhi Li & Guangzhou Geng & Junjie Li & Yongtian Wang & Lingling Huang, 2022. "Single-shot 3D imaging with point cloud projection based on metadevice," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-10, December.
    3. Jun He & Dong Zhao & Hong Liu & Jinghua Teng & Cheng-Wei Qiu & Kun Huang, 2023. "An entropy-controlled objective chip for reflective confocal microscopy with subdiffraction-limit resolution," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-10, December.
    4. Ethan Tseng & Grace Kuo & Seung-Hwan Baek & Nathan Matsuda & Andrew Maimone & Florian Schiffers & Praneeth Chakravarthula & Qiang Fu & Wolfgang Heidrich & Douglas Lanman & Felix Heide, 2024. "Neural étendue expander for ultra-wide-angle high-fidelity holographic display," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-8, December.

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