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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Quarter-Wave Plate Metasurfaces for Generating Multi-Channel Vortex Beams.

Ziheng Zhang, Manna Gu, Guosen Cui, Yuxiang Zhou, Teng Ma, Kaixin Zhao, Yunxiao Li, Chunxiang Liu, Chuanfu Cheng, Li Ma

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Article in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Advances in Photonic Metasurfaces and Metastructures.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Ziheng ZhangSchool of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China.
Manna GuSchool of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China.
Guosen CuiSchool of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China.
Yuxiang ZhouSchool of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China.
Teng MaSchool of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China.
Kaixin ZhaoSchool of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China.
Yunxiao LiSchool of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China.
Chunxiang LiuSchool of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China.
Chuanfu ChengSchool of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China.
Li MaDepartment of Physics, Changzhi University, Changzhi 046011, China.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 62375159, 12174226, 62175134, 12004215Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province ZR2022MF248Technology innovation center program of Changzhi 2022cx002
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metasurfaces of quarter-wave plate (QWP) meta-atoms have exhibited high flexibility and versatile functionalities in the manipulation of light fields. However, the generation of multi-channel vortex beams with the QWP meta-atom metasurfaces presents a significant challenge. In this study, we propose dielectric metasurfaces composed of QWP meta-atoms to manipulate multi-channel vortex beams. QWP meta-atoms, systematically arranged in concentric circular rings, are designed to introduce the modulations via the propagation phase and geometric phase, leading to the generation of co- and cross-polarized vortex beams in distinct channels. Theoretical investigations and simulations are employed to analyze the modulation process, confirming the capability of QWP meta-atom metasurfaces for generating the multi-channel vortex beams. This study presents prospective advancements for the compact, integrated, and multifunctional nanophotonic platforms, which have potential applications in classical physics and quantum domains.

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metasurfacemulti-channelquarter-wave platevortex beams

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PMCPMC10892158

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