Abstract
We demonstrate a metafiber platform capable of creating arbitrarily structured light on the hybrid-order Poincaré sphere. The metasurface is directly printed on the end face of a commercial polarization-maintaining optical fiber through 3D laser nanoprinting process. The release of height degree of freedom greatly expands the 3D meta-atom library, empowering metasurfaces to independently manipulate phase and polarization. Our work provides a paradigm for advancing optical fiber science and technology towards fiber-integrated light shaping, which may find important applications in fiber communications, fiber lasers and sensors, endoscopic imaging, fiber lithography, and lab-on-fiber technology.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Nanophotonics X |
| Editors | David L. Andrews, Angus J. Bain, Antonio Ambrosio |
| Place of Publication | Bellingham, Washington, USA |
| Publisher | SPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Volume | 12991 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781510673014 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781510673007 |
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| Publication status | Published - 10 Jun 2024 |
| Event | Nanophotonics X 2024 - Strasbourg, France Duration: 7 Apr 2024 → 12 Apr 2024 Conference number: 10th |
Publication series
| Name | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
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| Volume | 12991 |
| ISSN (Print) | 0277-786X |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 1996-756X |
Conference
| Conference | Nanophotonics X 2024 |
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| Country/Territory | France |
| City | Strasbourg |
| Period | 7/04/24 → 12/04/24 |
Keywords
- 3D laser nanoprinting
- direct laser writing
- metafibres
- Metasurfaces
- structured light