16 September 2020 Superoscillatory metalens for an azimuthally polarized wave with different orbital angular momentum
Zhixiang Wu, Hu Deng, Xiaoxia Li, Liang Xiong, Liping Shang, Gang Chen
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Abstract

Light beams with helical phase-fronts are attractive for many optical applications, such as optical tweezers, particle manipulation, and other optical applications. A superoscillatory metalens has been designed for an azimuthally polarized wave at a wavelength λ  =  632.8  nm. Numerical simulation demonstrates that a superoscillation hollow dark spot is generated. The transverse inner FWHM is 0.358λ overcoming the diffraction limit, while the sidelobe ratio can be compressed to 18.3%. More importantly, for such incidence with different orbital angular momentum (OAM) ℓ  =  1, 2, and 3, the proposed metalens also presents elegant subwavelength tight focusing performances (the FWHMs are 0.469λ, 0.352λ, and 0.737λ, respectively). Extensive investigations have been made to present the unique characteristics of the generated foci, the phase distribution patterns are given for different OAM values. Small size and ultrathin thickness make such lenses suitable for various optical applications.

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Zhixiang Wu, Hu Deng, Xiaoxia Li, Liang Xiong, Liping Shang, and Gang Chen "Superoscillatory metalens for an azimuthally polarized wave with different orbital angular momentum," Optical Engineering 59(9), 090501 (16 September 2020). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.59.9.090501
Received: 9 June 2020; Accepted: 1 September 2020; Published: 16 September 2020
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KEYWORDS
Phase shifts

Lenses

Diffraction

Optical engineering

Optical tweezers

Optical simulations

Particles

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