1. Intensity-tunable achromatic cascade liquid crystal Pancharatnam-Berry lens.
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Mo, Zhichang, Zhao, Yuanan, Wang, Jianguo, Liu, Xiaofeng, Cheng, Changjie, Chen, Yi, Zhu, Xiangyu, Zhao, Yadi, Wang, Kun, Ou, Shaozhong, Zhang, Zhouhao, Cao, Zhaoliang, Cao, Qing, and Shao, Jianda
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LIQUID crystals ,WAVELENGTHS - Abstract
In the current solution for multiwavelength achromatic flat lenses, a one-to-one correspondence exists between the number of writing phase distributions and the number of achromatic wavelengths. Breaking this correspondence requires a complex phase design and parameter optimization. Here, we show that a dual-layer cascade liquid crystal Pancharatnam-Berry lens (CLCPBL) with two writing phase distributions and a specific coupled phase distribution between the layers can achieve three wavelength achromaticity without any parameter optimization process. Similarly, in a three-layer cascade, the number of achromatic wavelengths increases to seven through the permutations of the layers, with adjustable amplitude factors. We fabricate a three-layer CLCPBL with the design wavelengths of 396.8 nm, 1064 nm, and 1550 nm, which theoretically allows the light at 632.8, 532.8, 3383 and 450 nm to form a common focus, and test such structure. Our CLCPBL enables a wider range of applications than conventional achromatic flat lenses. Metalenses are lightweight and compact alternative to achromatic lens assemblies, but they usually fulfill the focusing requirements for a single wavelength. The authors design and fabricate a cascade liquid crystal Pancharatnam-Berry lens that enables a seven-wavelength achromatic focusing in a broad range of frequencies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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