Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 54, Issue 2, 20240441(2025)

Progress in analysis of large field of view achromatic function and zoom technology of metalenses (cover paper)

Chonghao GAN1... Wenlin FENG1,2, Xiangzhi LIU1,2,3, Xiaozhan YANG1,2,3, Xiangmeng LU3, Dajian CUI3 and Cong CHEN4 |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1School of Science, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing 400054, China
  • 2Chongqing Key Laboratory of New Storage Energy Materials and Devices, Chongqing 400054, China
  • 3Chongqing Key Laboratory of Quantum Information Chips and Devices, Chongqing 400061, China
  • 4School of Electrical Engineering, Tongling University, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tongling 244061, China
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    Figures & Tables(13)
    Large field of view, achromatic, zoom metalenses
    Generalized Fresnel's law optical path diagram[3]
    (a) The incident light is x-polarized light, and the stepping zoom metalens is focused on the pattern[14]; (b) The incident light is y-polarized light, and the step zoom metalens is focused on the lens[14]; (c) On-chip wide FOV metalenses[10]
    (a) Structural diagram of a perpendicular curve light field metalens[35]; (b) Focus diagram of perpendicular curve light field metalens[35]; (c) Ray trajectories through the lens[35]; (d) Focusing diagram of metalenses based on the surface of disordered media[36]; (e) Focus view of a single-layer large-field metalens in the mid-infrared band[37]; (f) Light intensity distribution of a single-layer large-field metalens in the mid-infrared band along the z-axis[37]
    Device architecture and metalens fabrication[38]. (a) Schematic of the optical setup for MIID; (b) Photograph of the highly compact MIID; (c) Top-view optical microscope image and side-view SEM image of the fabricated
    (a) Three layer metal metasurface structure [43]; (b) Metal metalenses for color imaging demonstration[43]; (c) Focus view of a metal metalens[43]; (d) Focus view of a multi-region metalens [44]; (e) Focus view of a graphene oxide metalens[45]
    (a) Focusing diagram of a metalens of complementary structure and its imaging[46]; (b) Focus diagram of an elliptical cylindrical metalens[48]; (c)Focus diagram of a hexagonal structure metalens[49]; (d) Focus diagram of a rectangular structure metalens[51]
    (a) Metalenses anisotropic nanostructured for imaging of resolution test maps of the USAF[53]; (b) Focus diagram of an anisotropic nanostructured metalens[53]; (c) Structural diagram of mid-infrared achromatic metalens[54]; (d) Mid-infrared achromatic metalens focus diagram[54]; (e) Structural diagram of Longwave infrared achromatic metalens[54]; (f) Longwave infrared achromatic metalens focus diagram[54]; (g) Schematic diagram of the odd-ring metalens and the combined metalens and their corresponding light intensity along the z-axis[56]; (h) Multi-region metalens focus diagram[56]
    (a) Schematic diagram of Ge2Se2Te5 metalens[64]; (b) Focusing diagram Ge2Se2Te5 metalens[64]; (c) Schematic diagram of Sb2Se3 metalens[13]; (d) Focusing diagram based on Sb2Se3 metalens[13]
    (a) Focusing diagram of a large chromatic aberration dispersion zoom metalens[65]; (b) Large chromatic aberration dispersion zoom metalens imaging test for USAF resolution test diagram[65]; (c) Structural diagram of a double-layer metasurface zoom lens[67]; (d) Comparison of theoretical and actual focal lengths at different rotation angles of metasurfaces[67]
    • Table 1. Review of the performance of wide FOV metalenses

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      Table 1. Review of the performance of wide FOV metalenses

      DeviceWavelength/nmFocal length/μmFocus on efficiencyNAFOV/(°)
      Step-zoom metalens[14]65840-8023.07%-35.10%0.3-0.1640
      Wide FOV on-chip metalens[10]15503068%120
      Perpendicular curve light field metalenses[35]1.58×1078.75×104>80%0.89120
      Disordered media surface metalenses[36]532160
      wide FOV single-layer metalenses in the mid-infrared[37]3800-4200255%-15%0.85160
      Wide FOV metalens for CMOS image sensors[39]106410083.6%1.6540
    • Table 2. Review of the performance of achromatic metalenses

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      Table 2. Review of the performance of achromatic metalenses

      DeviceWavelength/μmFocal length/μmFocus on efficiencyNA
      Three-layer metal achromatic metalens[43]0.450.550.651 × 1065.8%-8.7%
      RGB-achromatic metalens[44]0.4880.5320.6581 × 10668%0.7
      Graphene Oxide metalens[45]0.450.550.651000.894
      Achromatic metalens in the visible[46]0.40-0.6623540%0.15
      High-NA and broadband achromatic metalens in the visible[48]0.53-0.85436.4%0.564
      High-NA and broadband achromatic metalens in longwave infrared[49]9-115020.06%0.79
      Broadband achromatic metalens in mid-IR range[51]4-5105-11651.6%0.396-0.430
      Mid-infrared achromatic metalens[53]3-515026.6%-23.0%0.32
      Longwave infrared achromatic metalens[53]8-1415026.4%-41.7%0.55
      Multi-zone achromatic metalens[54]0.43-0.7510035%-63%0.255
      Anisotropic nanostructured metalens[56]0.46-0.70670.2
    • Table 3. Review of the performance of zoom metalenses

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      Table 3. Review of the performance of zoom metalenses

      DeviceZoom factorMaterialWavelength/μmFocal length/μmFocus on efficiencyNA
      Linear-polarization-multiplexing metalens [62]Horizontally polarized lightSilicon10.68 × 10672%0.45
      Vertically polarized light40 × 10677%0.1
      LC metalens[63]Change the arrangement of LC moleculesLC0.651040
      4570
      GST metalens[64]AmorphousGe2Se2Te50.38 × 1067 × 106
      Crystalline10 × 106
      Sb2Se3 metalens[13]AmorphousSb2Se31.55415.7%
      Crystalline1233%
      Dispersive zoom metalenses[65]Chromatic dispersionGaN0.45-0.66102.70.78
      69.2
      Rotation zoom metalenses[67]Rotation angle: 0°TiO20.53225.980.5
      Rotation angle: 90°11.250.8
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    Chonghao GAN, Wenlin FENG, Xiangzhi LIU, Xiaozhan YANG, Xiangmeng LU, Dajian CUI, Cong CHEN. Progress in analysis of large field of view achromatic function and zoom technology of metalenses (cover paper)[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2025, 54(2): 20240441

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    Received: Sep. 27, 2024

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    Published Online: Mar. 14, 2025

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    DOI:10.3788/IRLA20240441

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