Generation of Higher-Order Poincaré Beams with Polarization States Varying Along the Propagation Direction Based on Dielectric Metasurfaces
Vector beams (VBs) with longitudinally varying polarization states provide a new dimension for light field manipulation, and promote the advancements of related areas such as optical metrology, longitudinal depth detection, and classical and quantum communications. In this study, we propose a half-w...
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| author | Kaixin Zhao Teng Ma Manna Gu Qingrui Dong Haoyan Zhou Yuantao Wang Wenxin Wang Chuanfu Cheng Chunxiang Liu |
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| description | Vector beams (VBs) with longitudinally varying polarization states provide a new dimension for light field manipulation, and promote the advancements of related areas such as optical metrology, longitudinal depth detection, and classical and quantum communications. In this study, we propose a half-wave plate dielectric metasurface based on a spatial partitioning method, realizing the longitudinal manipulation of the polarization states of higher-order Poincaré (HOP) beams by changing the elliptical polarization state of the incident light and selecting the appropriate propagation distances. The metasurface is composed of two sub-metasurfaces, and the two sets of a-Si:H meta-atoms are uniformly arranged on concentric rings of different radii with an equal interval. The propagation and Pancharatnam–Berry phases are utilized to construct the axicon and helical phase profiles. As a result, two sub-metasurfaces, respectively, generate the first- and second-order VBs with longitudinally varying polarization states. The polarization states of generated VBs correspond to points on different meridians of nth-order HOP spheres from the south pole to the north pole. The consistency between the theoretical and simulated results demonstrates the feasibility and practicability of the proposed method. This study provides an innovative strategy to extend the modulation of light fields from two-dimensional to three-dimensional space. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-48418f20a14f4bc9a343b4c28c0d45872025-08-20T02:17:01ZengMDPI AGNanomaterials2079-49912025-03-0115747810.3390/nano15070478Generation of Higher-Order Poincaré Beams with Polarization States Varying Along the Propagation Direction Based on Dielectric MetasurfacesKaixin Zhao0Teng Ma1Manna Gu2Qingrui Dong3Haoyan Zhou4Yuantao Wang5Wenxin Wang6Chuanfu Cheng7Chunxiang Liu8School of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, ChinaSchool of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, ChinaSchool of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, ChinaSchool of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, ChinaSchool of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, ChinaSchool of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, ChinaSchool of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, ChinaSchool of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, ChinaSchool of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, ChinaVector beams (VBs) with longitudinally varying polarization states provide a new dimension for light field manipulation, and promote the advancements of related areas such as optical metrology, longitudinal depth detection, and classical and quantum communications. In this study, we propose a half-wave plate dielectric metasurface based on a spatial partitioning method, realizing the longitudinal manipulation of the polarization states of higher-order Poincaré (HOP) beams by changing the elliptical polarization state of the incident light and selecting the appropriate propagation distances. The metasurface is composed of two sub-metasurfaces, and the two sets of a-Si:H meta-atoms are uniformly arranged on concentric rings of different radii with an equal interval. The propagation and Pancharatnam–Berry phases are utilized to construct the axicon and helical phase profiles. As a result, two sub-metasurfaces, respectively, generate the first- and second-order VBs with longitudinally varying polarization states. The polarization states of generated VBs correspond to points on different meridians of nth-order HOP spheres from the south pole to the north pole. The consistency between the theoretical and simulated results demonstrates the feasibility and practicability of the proposed method. This study provides an innovative strategy to extend the modulation of light fields from two-dimensional to three-dimensional space.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/15/7/478metasurfacevector beamslongitudinal manipulationspatial partitioning |
| spellingShingle | Kaixin Zhao Teng Ma Manna Gu Qingrui Dong Haoyan Zhou Yuantao Wang Wenxin Wang Chuanfu Cheng Chunxiang Liu Generation of Higher-Order Poincaré Beams with Polarization States Varying Along the Propagation Direction Based on Dielectric Metasurfaces Nanomaterials metasurface vector beams longitudinal manipulation spatial partitioning |
| title | Generation of Higher-Order Poincaré Beams with Polarization States Varying Along the Propagation Direction Based on Dielectric Metasurfaces |
| title_full | Generation of Higher-Order Poincaré Beams with Polarization States Varying Along the Propagation Direction Based on Dielectric Metasurfaces |
| title_fullStr | Generation of Higher-Order Poincaré Beams with Polarization States Varying Along the Propagation Direction Based on Dielectric Metasurfaces |
| title_full_unstemmed | Generation of Higher-Order Poincaré Beams with Polarization States Varying Along the Propagation Direction Based on Dielectric Metasurfaces |
| title_short | Generation of Higher-Order Poincaré Beams with Polarization States Varying Along the Propagation Direction Based on Dielectric Metasurfaces |
| title_sort | generation of higher order poincare beams with polarization states varying along the propagation direction based on dielectric metasurfaces |
| topic | metasurface vector beams longitudinal manipulation spatial partitioning |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/15/7/478 |
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