• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 23, Issue 2, 023605 (2025)
Shengnan Guan1, Jierong Cheng1,2,*, Haifeng Xu1, Fan Li1, and Shengjiang Chang1,3
Author Affiliations
  • 1Institute of Modern Optics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
  • 2Tianjin Key Laboratory of Micro-scale Optical Information Science and Technology, Tianjin 300350, China
  • 3Tianjin Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Sensor and Sensing Network Technology, Tianjin 300350, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL202523.023605 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Shengnan Guan, Jierong Cheng, Haifeng Xu, Fan Li, Shengjiang Chang, "Terahertz metalenses for needle beam generation through coherent polarization multiplexing," Chin. Opt. Lett. 23, 023605 (2025) Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Lenses with desired depth of focus have crucial applications in imaging systems. However, there is little theoretical guidance to extend the depth of focus beyond numerical optimization. The on-demand construction of the Jones matrix using the composite metasurface brings a powerful tool for polarization-multiplexed functionalities. Here, based on polarization-multiplexed focusing in four linear polarization channels, we propose a straightforward method to extend the depth of focus based on the coherent superposition of each linear polarization channel. The metalens shows long and uniform needle beam focusing with a depth of focus of 46λ in circularly polarized excitation in the experiment, which offers a promising tool to tailor the terahertz focal spot for imaging applications.
    Jc=[JxxJyxJxyJyy]=[Jxx00Jyy]+R[Jyx00Jxy]R1.

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    φuv=2πλ(fuvX2+Y2+fuv2),

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    Shengnan Guan, Jierong Cheng, Haifeng Xu, Fan Li, Shengjiang Chang, "Terahertz metalenses for needle beam generation through coherent polarization multiplexing," Chin. Opt. Lett. 23, 023605 (2025)
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