Optical manipulation with metamaterial structures
Optical tweezers employing forces produced by light underpin important manipulation tools
employed in numerous areas of applied and biological physics. Conventional optical …
employed in numerous areas of applied and biological physics. Conventional optical …
A review of optical tweezers with metasurfaces
Z Shen, X Huang - Photonics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Optical tweezers (OTs) have made significant progress in recent years, realizing the non-
contact optical manipulation of target objects through the interaction between light and …
contact optical manipulation of target objects through the interaction between light and …
Metasurfaces integrated with a single-mode waveguide array for off-chip wavefront shaping
Integration of metasurfaces and SOI (silicon-on-insulator) chips can leverage the
advantages of both metamaterials and silicon photonics, enabling novel light shaping …
advantages of both metamaterials and silicon photonics, enabling novel light shaping …
[HTML][HTML] Cubic-phase metasurface for three-dimensional optical manipulation
The optical tweezer is one of the important techniques for contactless manipulation in
biological research to control the motion of tiny objects. For three-dimensional (3D) optical …
biological research to control the motion of tiny objects. For three-dimensional (3D) optical …
Coherently switching the focusing characteristics of all-dielectric metalenses
Flat, gradient index, metasurface optics–in particular all-dielectric metalenses–have
emerged and evolved over recent years as compact, lightweight alternative to their …
emerged and evolved over recent years as compact, lightweight alternative to their …
Directional conversion of a THz propagating wave into surface waves in deformable metagratings
Controllable conversion between propagating light waves and surface waves (SWs) has
recently attracted significant research interests. This paper demonstrates, via numerical …
recently attracted significant research interests. This paper demonstrates, via numerical …
Amplitude gradient-based metasurfaces for off-chip terahertz wavefront shaping
Metasurfaces provide an effective technology platform for manipulating electromagnetic
waves, and the existing design methods all highlight the importance of creating a gradient in …
waves, and the existing design methods all highlight the importance of creating a gradient in …
[HTML][HTML] Multifunctional optical meta-tweezers with polarization-based modulation
Z Lu, Y Yu, Y Deng, Z Zhang, D Wang, S Li, C Huang… - Results in Physics, 2023 - Elsevier
The use of optical trapping has become increasingly prevalent in scientific domains such as
biology and physics. However, the realization of various trapping effects often requires the …
biology and physics. However, the realization of various trapping effects often requires the …
Broadband achromatic metalens and meta-deflector based on integrated metasurface
Metasurfaces have attracted much attention due to their great ability to manipulate the
electromagnetic field over an ultra-compact profile, which facilities the realization of the next …
electromagnetic field over an ultra-compact profile, which facilities the realization of the next …
Spectrum dispersion element based on the metasurface with parabolic phase
New kinds of dispersion elements are required for the minimization of the spectrometers.
Metasurfaces offer new methods for a novel type of spectrometers due to their ultra-thin …
Metasurfaces offer new methods for a novel type of spectrometers due to their ultra-thin …