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Topology-imprinting in nonlinear metasurfaces

Gao, Jiannan [Duke Univ., Durham, NC (United States)] (ORCID:0000000337514833)·Barati Sedeh, Hooman [Duke Univ., Durham, NC (United States)]·Tsvetkov, Dmitrii [Duke Univ., Durham, NC (United States)]·Pires, Danilo Gomes [Duke Univ., Durham, NC (United States)]·Vincenti, Maria Antonietta [Univ. of Brescia (Italy)] (ORCID:0000000166982973)·Xu, Yun [Dassault Systèmes Simulia Corporation, San Francisco, CA (United States)]·Kravchenko, Ivan [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS)] (ORCID:0000000349995822)·George, Renee [Duke Univ., Durham, NC (United States); Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000304783383)·Scalora, Michael [US Army CCDC, Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, AL (United States). Aviation and Missile Center] (ORCID:0000000195597601)·Feng, Liang [Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000280417054)·Litchinitser, Natalia M. [Duke Univ., Durham, NC (United States)] (ORCID:0000000238550927)
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Flat optical components, or metasurfaces, have transformed optical imaging, data storage, information processing, and biomedical applications by providing unprecedented control over light-matter interactions. These nano-engineered structures enable compact, multidimensional manipulation of light’s amplitude, phase, polarization, and wavefront, producing scalar and vector beams with unique properties such as orbital angular momentum and knotted topologies. This flexibility has potential applications in optical communication and imaging, particularly in complex environments such as atmospheric turbulence and undersea scattering. However, designing metasurfaces for shorter wavelengths, such as visible and ultraviolet light, remains challenging due to fabrication limitations and material absorption. Here, we introduce an innovative concept called topology imprinting using judiciously designed all-dielectric nonlinear optical metasurfaces to replicate desired waveforms at fundamental and harmonic frequencies, opening promising avenues for advanced photonic applications.

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Gao, Jiannan [Duke Univ., Durham, NC (United States)] (ORCID:0000000337514833), Barati Sedeh, Hooman [Duke Univ., Durham, NC (United States)], Tsvetkov, Dmitrii [Duke Univ., Durham, NC (United States)], Pires, Danilo Gomes [Duke Univ., Durham, NC (United States)], Vincenti, Maria Antonietta [Univ. of Brescia (Italy)] (ORCID:0000000166982973), Xu, Yun [Dassault Systèmes Simulia Corporation, San Francisco, CA (United States)], Kravchenko, Ivan [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS)] (ORCID:0000000349995822), George, Renee [Duke Univ., Durham, NC (United States); Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000304783383), Scalora, Michael [US Army CCDC, Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, AL (United States). Aviation and Missile Center] (ORCID:0000000195597601), Feng, Liang [Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000280417054), Litchinitser, Natalia M. [Duke Univ., Durham, NC (United States)] (ORCID:0000000238550927). 2025-06-13. Topology-imprinting in nonlinear metasurfaces. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adv5190

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