OAM-inspired new optics: the angular metalens

Abstract Analogous to the behavior of a common converging lens for the input of tilted waves, a recent publication suggests a new optical element with an azimuthal-quadratic phase profile for the focusing of orbital angular momentum beams at distinct angular positions. Its realization in a metasurfa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gianluca Ruffato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-05-01
Series:Light: Science & Applications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41377-021-00541-6