Spatiotemporal light control with frequency-gradient metasurfaces

Abstract

Metasurfaces have been designed that function as many passive optical elements. Shaltout et al. created a time-dependent active element. A frequency-comb light beam (a light source consisting of a broad range of evenly spaced wavelengths) interacted with a specially designed passive metasurface so that the beam could be rapidly (<8 picoseconds) swept over a broad angle (25°). Such beam-steering capability could directly affect augmented and virtual reality systems.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jul 26, 2019
Source ID
10.1126/science.aax2357

Entities

People

  • Amr M Shaltout
  • Jelena Vučković
  • Jorik van de Groep
  • Konstantinos G Lagoudakis
  • Mark L. Brongersma
  • Soo Jin Kim
  • Vladimir Shalaev

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • Korea University
  • Purdue University
  • Stanford University
  • University of Strathclyde

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Agent-Based Social Robotics and Mobile-Assisted Learning in Virtual Environments.
  • Nanofabrication and Microfabrication.
  • Phased Array Antenna Design.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects