Focusing on bandwidth: achromatic metalens limits

Metalenses have shown great promise in their ability to function as ultracompact optical systems for focusing and imaging. Remarkably, several designs have been recently demonstrated that operate over a large range of frequencies with minimized chromatic aberrations, potentially paving the way for u...

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Published in:Optica 2020-06, Vol.7 (6), p.624
Main Authors: Presutti, Federico, Monticone, Francesco
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