Dual-channel polarization-modulated metasurface

Abstract

Metasurfaces provide excellent design flexibility, allowing for the creation of versatile integrated designs with significant potential for practical applications. This paper proposes a dual-channel polarization-modulated metasurface, which realizes the modulation of line-polarized light (LP) to circularly polarized light (CP) with opposite rotation. The polarization state of the dual channels can be changed by adjusting the polarization angle of the line-polarized light. Through the reasonable selection of element atoms, the function of the quarter waveplate is combined with the wavefront control of the general metalens, and the spiral phase can be arbitrarily added to the two channels to realize the simultaneous generation of multi-mode vortex beams. This work achieves functional integration on a single-layer metasurface, enabling its application in polarization imaging and other areas. This work achieves functional integration on a single-layer metasurface, enabling its application in polarization imaging and other areas.