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ArticleScience advances2023

Longitudinally variable 3D optical polarization structures.

Yan Li, Muhammad Afnan Ansari, Hammad Ahmed, Ruoxing Wang, Guanchao Wang, Xianzhong Chen

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Article in Science advances, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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Yan LiInstitute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-0458-0159
Muhammad Afnan AnsariInstitute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-6094-6306
Hammad AhmedInstitute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6858-3260
Ruoxing WangDepartment of Mathematics and Physics, North China Electric Power University, Baoding 071003, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2184-0477
Guanchao WangInstitute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, UK.
Xianzhong ChenInstitute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-7521-1548

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Abstract

Generation and manipulation of three-dimensional (3D) optical polarization structures have received considerable interest because of their distinctive optical features and potential applications. However, the realization of multiple 3D polarization structures in a queue along the light propagation direction has not yet been reported. We propose and experimentally demonstrate a metalens to create longitudinally variable 3D polarization knots. A single metalens can simultaneously generate three distinct 3D polarization knots, which are indirectly validated with a rotating polarizer. The 3D polarization profiles are dynamically modulated by manipulating the linear polarization direction of the incident light. We further showcase the 3D image steganography with the generated 3D polarization structures. The ultrathin nature of metasurfaces and unique properties of the developed metalenses hold promise for lightweight polarization systems applicable to areas such as 3D image steganography and virtual reality.

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