High-performance gallium nitride dielectric metalenses for imaging in the visible

Abstract Metalens is one of the most promising applications for the development of metasurfaces. A wide variety of materials have been applied to metalenses working at certain spectral bands in order to meet the requirements of high efficiency and low-cost fabrication. Among these materials, wide-ba...

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Autores principales: Meng-Hsin Chen, Wei-Ning Chou, Vin-Cent Su, Chieh-Hsiung Kuan, Hoang Yan Lin
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:5a1ccb474bc645079217cc27845ea06e2021-12-02T14:02:55ZHigh-performance gallium nitride dielectric metalenses for imaging in the visible10.1038/s41598-021-86057-w2045-2322https://doaj.org/article/5a1ccb474bc645079217cc27845ea06e2021-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86057-whttps://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Metalens is one of the most promising applications for the development of metasurfaces. A wide variety of materials have been applied to metalenses working at certain spectral bands in order to meet the requirements of high efficiency and low-cost fabrication. Among these materials, wide-bandgap gallium nitride (GaN) is one of the most promising materials considering its advantages especially in semiconductor manufacturing. In this work, GaN has been utilized to fabricate the high-performance metalenses operating at visible wavelengths of 405, 532, and 633 nm with efficiencies up to 79%, 84%, and 89%, respectively. The homemade 1951 United State Air Force (UASF) resolution test chart has also been fabricated in order to provide resolvable lines with widths as small as 870 nm. As shown in the experimental results for imaging, the metalens designed at 405 nm can provide extremely high resolution to clearly resolve the smallest lines with the nano-sized widths in the homemade resolution test chart. These extraordinary experimental results come from our successful development in design and fabrication for the metalenses composed of high-aspect-ratio GaN nanoposts with nearly vertical sidewalls.Meng-Hsin ChenWei-Ning ChouVin-Cent SuChieh-Hsiung KuanHoang Yan LinNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2021)
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Meng-Hsin Chen
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Vin-Cent Su
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Hoang Yan Lin
High-performance gallium nitride dielectric metalenses for imaging in the visible
description Abstract Metalens is one of the most promising applications for the development of metasurfaces. A wide variety of materials have been applied to metalenses working at certain spectral bands in order to meet the requirements of high efficiency and low-cost fabrication. Among these materials, wide-bandgap gallium nitride (GaN) is one of the most promising materials considering its advantages especially in semiconductor manufacturing. In this work, GaN has been utilized to fabricate the high-performance metalenses operating at visible wavelengths of 405, 532, and 633 nm with efficiencies up to 79%, 84%, and 89%, respectively. The homemade 1951 United State Air Force (UASF) resolution test chart has also been fabricated in order to provide resolvable lines with widths as small as 870 nm. As shown in the experimental results for imaging, the metalens designed at 405 nm can provide extremely high resolution to clearly resolve the smallest lines with the nano-sized widths in the homemade resolution test chart. These extraordinary experimental results come from our successful development in design and fabrication for the metalenses composed of high-aspect-ratio GaN nanoposts with nearly vertical sidewalls.
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Wei-Ning Chou
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title High-performance gallium nitride dielectric metalenses for imaging in the visible
title_short High-performance gallium nitride dielectric metalenses for imaging in the visible
title_full High-performance gallium nitride dielectric metalenses for imaging in the visible
title_fullStr High-performance gallium nitride dielectric metalenses for imaging in the visible
title_full_unstemmed High-performance gallium nitride dielectric metalenses for imaging in the visible
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