Planar diffractive lenses : fundamentals, functionalities, and applications

Traditional objective lenses in modern microscopy, based on the refraction of light, are restricted by the Rayleigh diffraction limit. The existing methods to overcome this limit can be categorized into near-field (e.g., scanning near-field optical microscopy, superlens, microsphere lens) and far-fi...

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Main Authors: Huang, Kun, Qin, Fei, Liu, Hong, Ye, Huapeng, Qiu, Cheng-Wei, Hong, Minghui, Luk'yanchuk, Boris, Teng, Jinghua
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1384372020-05-06T03:21:58Z Planar diffractive lenses : fundamentals, functionalities, and applications Huang, Kun Qin, Fei Liu, Hong Ye, Huapeng Qiu, Cheng-Wei Hong, Minghui Luk'yanchuk, Boris Teng, Jinghua School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Science::Physics Flat Optics Metasurfaces Traditional objective lenses in modern microscopy, based on the refraction of light, are restricted by the Rayleigh diffraction limit. The existing methods to overcome this limit can be categorized into near-field (e.g., scanning near-field optical microscopy, superlens, microsphere lens) and far-field (e.g., stimulated emission depletion microscopy, photoactivated localization microscopy, stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy) approaches. However, they either operate in the challenging near-field mode or there is the need to label samples in biology. Recently, through manipulation of the diffraction of light with binary masks or gradient metasurfaces, some miniaturized and planar lenses have been reported with intriguing functionalities such as ultrahigh numerical aperture, large depth of focus, and subdiffraction-limit focusing in far-field, which provides a viable solution for the label-free superresolution imaging. Here, the recent advances in planar diffractive lenses (PDLs) are reviewed from a united theoretical account on diffraction-based focusing optics, and the underlying physics of nanofocusing via constructive or destructive interference is revealed. Various approaches of realizing PDLs are introduced in terms of their unique performances and interpreted by using optical aberration theory. Furthermore, a detailed tutorial about applying these planar lenses in nanoimaging is provided, followed by an outlook regarding future development toward practical applications. ASTAR (Agency for Sci., Tech. and Research, S’pore) 2020-05-06T03:21:57Z 2020-05-06T03:21:57Z 2018 Journal Article Huang, K., Qin, F., Liu, H., Ye, H., Qiu, C.-W., Hong, M., . . . Teng, J. (2018). Planar diffractive lenses : fundamentals, functionalities, and applications. Advanced Materials, 30, 1704556-. doi:10.1002/adma.201704556 0935-9648 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/138437 10.1002/adma.201704556 29672949 2-s2.0-85048885589 30 en Advanced Materials © 2018 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim. All rights reserved. This paper was published in Advanced Materials and is made available with permission of WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
institution Nanyang Technological University
building NTU Library
country Singapore
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language English
topic Science::Physics
Flat Optics
Metasurfaces
spellingShingle Science::Physics
Flat Optics
Metasurfaces
Huang, Kun
Qin, Fei
Liu, Hong
Ye, Huapeng
Qiu, Cheng-Wei
Hong, Minghui
Luk'yanchuk, Boris
Teng, Jinghua
Planar diffractive lenses : fundamentals, functionalities, and applications
description Traditional objective lenses in modern microscopy, based on the refraction of light, are restricted by the Rayleigh diffraction limit. The existing methods to overcome this limit can be categorized into near-field (e.g., scanning near-field optical microscopy, superlens, microsphere lens) and far-field (e.g., stimulated emission depletion microscopy, photoactivated localization microscopy, stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy) approaches. However, they either operate in the challenging near-field mode or there is the need to label samples in biology. Recently, through manipulation of the diffraction of light with binary masks or gradient metasurfaces, some miniaturized and planar lenses have been reported with intriguing functionalities such as ultrahigh numerical aperture, large depth of focus, and subdiffraction-limit focusing in far-field, which provides a viable solution for the label-free superresolution imaging. Here, the recent advances in planar diffractive lenses (PDLs) are reviewed from a united theoretical account on diffraction-based focusing optics, and the underlying physics of nanofocusing via constructive or destructive interference is revealed. Various approaches of realizing PDLs are introduced in terms of their unique performances and interpreted by using optical aberration theory. Furthermore, a detailed tutorial about applying these planar lenses in nanoimaging is provided, followed by an outlook regarding future development toward practical applications.
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Huang, Kun
Qin, Fei
Liu, Hong
Ye, Huapeng
Qiu, Cheng-Wei
Hong, Minghui
Luk'yanchuk, Boris
Teng, Jinghua
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author Huang, Kun
Qin, Fei
Liu, Hong
Ye, Huapeng
Qiu, Cheng-Wei
Hong, Minghui
Luk'yanchuk, Boris
Teng, Jinghua
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title Planar diffractive lenses : fundamentals, functionalities, and applications
title_short Planar diffractive lenses : fundamentals, functionalities, and applications
title_full Planar diffractive lenses : fundamentals, functionalities, and applications
title_fullStr Planar diffractive lenses : fundamentals, functionalities, and applications
title_full_unstemmed Planar diffractive lenses : fundamentals, functionalities, and applications
title_sort planar diffractive lenses : fundamentals, functionalities, and applications
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