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2022-02-28
Recent Progress on Achromatic Metalenses (Invited Review)
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Progress In Electromagnetics Research, Vol. 173, 9-23, 2022
Abstract
As a potential alternative to conventional lenses, metalenses have the advantage of ultrathin volume and light weight. Such miniaturization is expected to apply to compact, nanoscale optical devices such as micro-cameras and high-resolution display. However, chromatic aberration is an important problem in the application of metalenses, which will damage the imaging resolution and color reality for multi-wavelength incident light. Here, we briefly discuss recent development of design methods for achromatic metalenses, containing one or more pieces, and experimental evaluation of their performances.
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Qikai Chen, Yitian Liu, Yaoyuan Lei, Sijie Pian, Zhuning Wang, and Yaoguang Ma, "Recent Progress on Achromatic Metalenses (Invited Review)," Progress In Electromagnetics Research, Vol. 173, 9-23, 2022.
doi:10.2528/PIER21103004
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