• Opto-Electronic Engineering
  • Vol. 51, Issue 8, 240095 (2024)
Haoxuan Wang1,2, Yanlin He1,2,*, Hangwei Zhu1,2,3, Hang Dong1,2, and Shuning Wang1,2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Optoelectronic Measurement Technology and Instrument, Beijing Information Science & Technology University, Beijing 100192, China
  • 2Guangzhou Nansha Intelligent Photonics Sensing Research Institute, Guangzhou, Guangdong 511462, China
  • 3School of Locomotive and Rolling Stock Engineering, Dalian Jiaotong University, Dalian, Liaoning 116028, China
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    DOI: 10.12086/oee.2024.240095 Cite this Article
    Haoxuan Wang, Yanlin He, Hangwei Zhu, Hang Dong, Shuning Wang. Research progress and prospects of metasurface polarization devices[J]. Opto-Electronic Engineering, 2024, 51(8): 240095 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Polarization, as one of the basic characteristics of light, is widely utilized in communication, imaging, optical encryption, and other fields. However, traditional polarization devices face numerous problems such as large size and low integration. Due to their unique light field manipulation mechanisms, subwavelength-scale metasurfaces offer innovative solutions for miniaturization and cost reduction of polarization devices. This paper reviews recent advances in metasurface-based polarization devices and fabrication techniques. Starting from the phase manipulation mechanisms of metasurfaces, the article briefly introduces methods for controlling the transmission phase, geometric phase, generalized geometric phase, and resonance phase. The focus is summarizing various metasurface polarization devices and their fabrication, including polarization conversion, polarization beam splitting, vector vortex beam generators, high-order Poincaré sphere optical encryption, polarization multi-channel holography, and polarization detection. Finally, we discuss potential development trends and application prospects in this field.
    Haoxuan Wang, Yanlin He, Hangwei Zhu, Hang Dong, Shuning Wang. Research progress and prospects of metasurface polarization devices[J]. Opto-Electronic Engineering, 2024, 51(8): 240095
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