Wide-band achromatic flat focusing lens based on all-dielectric subwavelength metasurface

Abstract

A new method for realizing achromatic flat focusing based on all-dielectric silicon subwavelength metasurface is presented. The designed subwavelength silicon-air slits waveguide array with varied widths can provide desired phase shift of beam focusing and has the non-dispersive characteristic when the period of each unit cell is far less than the wavelength of incident electromagnetic wave (about λ/10) in mid-infrared and far-infrared spectral range. Numerical simulation of an achromatic flat focusing lens in wide spectral range from 8μm to 12μm is performed by the finite difference time domain method and the results show agreement with theory analysis results. This work indicates an effective solution for wide-band achromatic flat optical elements and potential application in integrated achromatic infrared optical systems.