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| Online Access: | https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.10520 |
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| author | Chen, Mo Chan, Ka Fai Hammond, Alec M. Chan, Chi Hou Johnson, Steven G. |
| author_facet | Chen, Mo Chan, Ka Fai Hammond, Alec M. Chan, Chi Hou Johnson, Steven G. |
| contents | This study formulates a volumetric inverse-design methodology to generate a pair of complementary focusing metalenses for terahertz imaging: the two lenses exhibit equal and opposite shifts in focal length with frequency. An asymmetry arises, where we find a focal length that decreases with frequency to be more challenging to achieve (without material dispersion) given fabrication constraints, but it is still possible. We employ topology optimization, coupled with manufacturing constraints, to explore fully freeform designs compatible with 3D printing. Formulating an optimization problem that quantifies the goal of maximal complementary focal shifts, while remaining differentiable and tractable, requires a carefully selected sequence of constraints and approximations. |
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| publishDate | 2025 |
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| spellingShingle | Inverse design of 3D-printable metalenses with complementary dispersion for terahertz imaging Chen, Mo Chan, Ka Fai Hammond, Alec M. Chan, Chi Hou Johnson, Steven G. Optics This study formulates a volumetric inverse-design methodology to generate a pair of complementary focusing metalenses for terahertz imaging: the two lenses exhibit equal and opposite shifts in focal length with frequency. An asymmetry arises, where we find a focal length that decreases with frequency to be more challenging to achieve (without material dispersion) given fabrication constraints, but it is still possible. We employ topology optimization, coupled with manufacturing constraints, to explore fully freeform designs compatible with 3D printing. Formulating an optimization problem that quantifies the goal of maximal complementary focal shifts, while remaining differentiable and tractable, requires a carefully selected sequence of constraints and approximations. |
| title | Inverse design of 3D-printable metalenses with complementary dispersion for terahertz imaging |
| topic | Optics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.10520 |