Author:
Chen Xueyu,Zou Haijian,Su Mingyang,Tang Linwei,Wang Chaofeng,Chen Shuqing,Su Chenliang,Li Ying
Abstract
The development of optical systems is heading to multi-branch circuit design and miniaturization. A beam splitter is a common device for dividing an incident beam into two separate beams. Conventional beam splitters are constructed using coated prisms or glass plate. Their bulky size, right-angled output direction, and fixed splitting ratio greatly limit the design of optical arrangement and also hinder the system integration. Here, an all-dielectric metasurface composed of symmetric nano-rings as a beam splitter are designed by Finite-Difference Time-Domain method. By changing the inner and outer radiuses of the nano-rings, the wavefront phase of the emergence beam can be adjusted to form a phase gradient, and the incident beam of arbitrary polarization is divided into two beams according to the designed transmittance and angle. The initial phase of the emergence beam can be changed by adjusting the refractive index of the substrate or adding the silicon film to the substrate, and the splitting ratio can be adjusted from 0.5:1 to 1:1. The simulation demonstrates that the metasurface-based beam splitter is independent of polarization and the power efficiency is over 92% with a compact area of 33.6 μm × 33.6 μm. This compact metasurface-based beam splitter has promising potential for enabling new types of compact optical systems and advancing metasurface-based functional integrated photonic applications.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province
Shenzhen Fundamental Research Program
Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation
Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong Province
Science and Technology Planning Project of Shenzhen Municipality
China Postdoctoral Science Foundation
Subject
General Materials Science,General Chemical Engineering
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27 articles.
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