Independent Wavefront Multiplexing with Metasurfaces via Non-Injective Transformation.

ABSTRACT: Metasurface holography offers a powerful approach for manipulating wavefronts at the nano and micro scale. Extensive research has been conducted to enhance the multiplexing capacity for diverse wavefronts. However, the independence of multiplexed channels is fundamentally restricted in techniques using single-layer metasurfaces, resulting in unavoidable crosstalk and the need for post-filtering of the output wavefronts. Here, a universal wavefront multiplexing concept is presented based on non-injective transformation. By employing joint optimization on two metasurfaces, different channels can be independently designed without any constraints on the output wavefronts. To validate this approach, ultra-compact orbital angular momentum (OAM) sorters are designed. In these experiments, the out

SUBMITTER: Jin X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12801359 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature