The road to atomically thin metasurface optics

Nanophotonics

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Mark L. Brongersma¹ 

[1] Geballe Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Stanford University

关键词: 2D materials;    flat optics;    metasurfaces;   

DOI  :  10.1515/nanoph-2020-0444

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: De Gruyter

【 摘 要 】

The development of flat optics has taken the world by storm. The initial mission was to try and replace conventional optical elements by thinner, lightweight equivalents. However, while developing this technology and learning about its strengths and limitations, researchers have identified a myriad of exciting new opportunities. It is therefore a great moment to explore where flat optics can really make a difference and what materials and building blocks are needed to make further progress. Building on its strengths, flat optics is bound to impact computational imaging, active wavefront manipulation, ultrafast spatiotemporal control of light, quantum communications, thermal emission management, novel display technologies, and sensing. In parallel with the development of flat optics, we have witnessed an incredible progress in the large-area synthesis and physical understanding of atomically thin, two-dimensional (2D) quantum materials. Given that these materials bring a wealth of unique physical properties and feature the same dimensionality as planar optical elements, they appear to have exactly what it takes to develop the next generation of high-performance flat optics.

【 授权许可】

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