Nanoprinted Geometric Phase Metalenses for Longitudinal Multifocusing with Achromatism, Polarization, and Intensity Manipulation

Longitudinal multifocal metalenses are pivotal for miniaturized multimagnification and 3D imaging, yet integrating tailored multifocal distributions, achromaticity, and polarization multiplexing in a single-layer design remains challenging. Here, we report a nanoprinted geometric-phase metalens that generates a longitudinally separated triple-wavelength multifoci, each wavelength producing three independent foci. The spatial overlap creates hybrid foci featuring a discrete-wavelength achromatic primary focus alongside companion foci, with fully tailorable polarization and intensity. Utilizing the optimized two-photon polymerization lithography, we achieve a 650 nm lattice period and an aspect ratio of ∼16, overcoming prior limits in phase sampling and diffraction loss. The fabricated metalens exhibits axial chromatic aberration below 1 μm and near-diffraction-limited focusing. Two prototypes are demonstrated for coherent red-yellow-green characterization and incoherent red-green-blue imaging, both enabling high-quality achromatic multimagnification. This strategy provides a compact, low-cost route toward integrated metalens optical systems.

Authors

Institutions

Publication Details

Journal
ACS Photonics
Published
2026-04-15
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.6c00399
Primary Topic
Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications
Type
article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact
0.00

Funders

Controls
|||
ALL TIME
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
article

Nanoprinted Geometric Phase Metalenses for Longitudinal Multifocusing with Achromatism, Polarization, and Intensity Manipulation

Susu Hu, Yongzheng Lu, Zhouyu Xie, D Zhang et al.
ACS Photonics
Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications
article

Nanoprinted Geometric Phase Metalenses for Longitudinal Multifocusing with Achromatism, Polarization, and Intensity Manipulation

Susu Hu, Yongzheng Lu, Zhouyu Xie, D Zhang, Ziheng Qian, Tianchen Tang, Li Wei, Bo Dai, Songlin Zhuang
article en

Abstract

Longitudinal multifocal metalenses are pivotal for miniaturized multimagnification and 3D imaging, yet integrating tailored multifocal distributions, achromaticity, and polarization multiplexing in a single-layer design remains challenging. Here, we report a nanoprinted geometric-phase metalens that generates a longitudinally separated triple-wavelength multifoci, each wavelength producing three independent foci. The spatial overlap creates hybrid foci featuring a discrete-wavelength achromatic primary focus alongside companion foci, with fully tailorable polarization and intensity. Utilizing the optimized two-photon polymerization lithography, we achieve a 650 nm lattice period and an aspect ratio of ∼16, overcoming prior limits in phase sampling and diffraction loss. The fabricated metalens exhibits axial chromatic aberration below 1 μm and near-diffraction-limited focusing. Two prototypes are demonstrated for coherent red-yellow-green characterization and incoherent red-green-blue imaging, both enabling high-quality achromatic multimagnification. This strategy provides a compact, low-cost route toward integrated metalens optical systems.

ACS PhotonicsVol. 13(9)
Yunnan Normal University (CN), University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (CN), Ministry of Education (CL)
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Climate action
Openalex Percentile: Top 30%
Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications
AI Navigator

Ask Laika to Summarize, Analyze, and Connect papers live on the map.

Summarize Papers & Methodologies

Extract key findings, datasets, and comparative methods across publications.

Benchmark Rankings & Visual Analytics

Rank top research institutions, authors, funders, topics, and journals by Field-Weighted Citation Impact (FWCI) and paper volume with instant charts.

Connect Distant Disciplines

Bridge topological clusters on the map to find hidden collaborative intersections.