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ArticleLight, science & applications2025

Dispersion-engineered spin photonics based on folded-path metasurfaces.

Fei Zhang, Hanlin Bao, Mingbo Pu, Yinghui Guo, Tongtong Kang, Xiong Li, Qiong He, Mingfeng Xu, Xiaoliang Ma, Xiangang Luo

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10 authors.

Fei Zhang *National Key Laboratory of Optical Field Manipulation Science and Technology, Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610209, China.
Hanlin Bao *National Key Laboratory of Optical Field Manipulation Science and Technology, Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610209, China.
Mingbo PuNational Key Laboratory of Optical Field Manipulation Science and Technology, Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610209, China. pmb@ioe.ac.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4320-1999
Yinghui GuoNational Key Laboratory of Optical Field Manipulation Science and Technology, Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610209, China.
Tongtong KangNational Key Laboratory of Optical Field Manipulation Science and Technology, Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610209, China.
Xiong LiNational Key Laboratory of Optical Field Manipulation Science and Technology, Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610209, China.
Qiong HeNational Key Laboratory of Optical Field Manipulation Science and Technology, Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610209, China.
Mingfeng XuNational Key Laboratory of Optical Field Manipulation Science and Technology, Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610209, China.
Xiaoliang MaNational Key Laboratory of Optical Field Manipulation Science and Technology, Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610209, China.
Xiangang LuoNational Key Laboratory of Optical Field Manipulation Science and Technology, Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610209, China. lxg@ioe.ac.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1401-1670

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 62175242National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) U20A20217
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spin photonics revolutionizes photonic technology by enabling precise manipulation of photon spin states, with spin-decoupled metasurfaces emerging as pivotal in complex optical field manipulation. Here, we propose a folded-path metasurface concept that enables independent dispersion and phase control of two opposite spin states, effectively overcoming the limitations of spin photonics in achieving broadband decoupling and higher integration levels. This advanced dispersion engineering is achieved by modifying the equivalent length of a folded path, generated by a virtual reflective surface, in contrast to previous methods that depended on effective refractive index control by altering structural geometries. Our approach unlocks previously unattainable capabilities, such as achieving achromatic focusing and achromatic spin Hall effect using the rotational degree of freedom, and generating spatiotemporal vector optical fields with only a single metasurface. This advancement substantially broadens the potential of metasurface-based spin photonics, extending its applications from the spatial domain to the spatiotemporal domain.

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