Design of the Polarization-Independent Wavelength Multiplexing Holographic Metasurface

Metasurface regulates the polarization, phase, amplitude, frequency, and other characteristics of electromagnetic waves through the subwavelength microstructure. By using its polarization characteristics, it can realize the functions of optical rotation and vector beam generation. It is the most widely used method of regulation. However, parallel optical manipulation, imaging, and communication usually require polarization-insensitive focused (or vortex) arrays of beams, so polarization-independent wavelength multiplexing optical systems need to be considered. In this paper, the genetic algorithm combined with the computer-generated hologram (CGH) is used to control the transmission phase of the structure itself, and on the basis of wavelength multiplexing, the corresponding array of focused or vortex beams without the polarization selection property is realized. The simulation software results show that the method has a huge application prospect in optical communication and optical manipulation.

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Metasurface manipulates electromagnetic waves through subwavelength microstructure to control their polarization, phase, amplitude, frequency, and other characteristics. This paper proposes a method using genetic algorithm and computer-generated hologram to achieve an array of focused or vortex beams without polarization selection property based on wavelength multiplexing. Simulation results indicate its promising applications in optical communication and manipulation.