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ArticleLight, science & applications2026

Full-space inverse-designed meta-optics for complex vector field shaping of intracavity landscapes.

Mingfeng Xu, Di Sang, Mingbo Pu, Ping Gao, Bowen Zhao, Yuhan Zheng, Qingji Zeng, Lianwei Chen, Fei Zhang, Yinghui Guo and 4 more

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Mingfeng Xu *State Key Laboratory of Optical Field Manipulation Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610209, China.
Di Sang *State Key Laboratory of Optical Field Manipulation Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610209, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1247-605X
Mingbo PuState Key Laboratory of Optical Field Manipulation Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610209, China. pmb@ioe.ac.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4320-1999
Ping GaoState Key Laboratory of Optical Field Manipulation Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610209, China.
Bowen ZhaoState Key Laboratory of Optical Field Manipulation Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610209, China.
Yuhan ZhengState Key Laboratory of Optical Field Manipulation Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610209, China.
Qingji ZengState Key Laboratory of Optical Field Manipulation Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610209, China.
Lianwei ChenState Key Laboratory of Optical Field Manipulation Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610209, China.
Fei ZhangState Key Laboratory of Optical Field Manipulation Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610209, China.
Yinghui GuoState Key Laboratory of Optical Field Manipulation Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610209, China.
Xiong LiState Key Laboratory of Optical Field Manipulation Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610209, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3083-2268
Xiaoliang MaState Key Laboratory of Optical Field Manipulation Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610209, China.
Yunqi FuCollege of Electronic Science and Technology, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410073, China.
Xiangang LuoState Key Laboratory of Optical Field Manipulation Science and Technology, 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) 12304436National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 52488301National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 62575286National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) U24A6010Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Youth Innovation Promotion Association CAS) 2021377
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Abstract

The sophisticated shaping of electromagnetic field landscapes, both outside and inside optical cavities, has long been an important goal of optics and photonics, with broad applications in near-field imaging, lithography, and laser science. Despite extensive progress in far-field shaping of extracavity landscapes, achieving accurate tailoring of three-dimensional intracavity fields has remained elusive. Here, we propose full-space adjoint-enabled freeform meta-optics for complex, on-demand vector field shaping of intracavity landscapes. In contrast with conventional semi-space adjoint approaches, the full-space adjoint strategy allows for efficient full-wave optimization of vector fields at the subwavelength scale, overcoming strong multiple scattering and interference intrinsic to enclosed cavity boundaries. We experimentally demonstrate tailored plasmonic cavity landscapes with a freeform metasurface mask, realizing a fivefold enhancement in imaging fidelity without sacrificing optical super-resolution performance. Our work significantly broadens the scope of freeform meta-optics and may open new avenues for applications in nanophotonics, topological photonics, and quantum optics.

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