Based on the Pancharatnam-Berry phase principle, metalens permits precise phase manipulation through spatial-variant micro/nano-structures. In this study, a bifocal metalens incorporating spatial-variant subwavelength silicon(Si) gratings is introduced for an incident wavelength of 1550 nm with orthogonally circular polarization. The metalens is segmented into two interleaved sub-apertures for right-handed circularly polarized(RCP) and left-handed circularly polarized(LCP) lights, respectively. For incident RCP light, the proposed bifocal metalens attains a focal length of 100 μm, which can be adjusted to 200 μm through polarization state switching to LCP. Furthermore, with inverse designed diaphragms and holographic optical element, a Fourier transform optical interference lithography system is utilized to generate multiple interference light beams simultaneously and fabricate targeted spatial-variant micro/nano-gratings in the photoresist film, which is promising for the production of the Pancharatnam-Berry phase metalens based on spatial-variant nanogratings.
To get multi-band antenna with reduced system load, we propose tri-band antennas utilizing shared aperture array which works in S-band, X-band and Ku-band, where three kinds of series-corporate microstrip antennas are interlaced on the flexible substrate. With the orthogonal polarization, layout of antenna arrays is optimized to ensure high channel isolation of antenna arrays’ different ports. The simulated results show the designed antennas having gain of 10.8 dBi, 11.8 dBi and 17.6 dBi respectively for S-band, X-band and Ku-band incidence. The side-lobe level (SLL) for S-band is -23.5 dB with return loss bandwidth of 50 MHz, while Ku-band antenna is -18 dB with bandwidth of 600 MHz respectively. And the bandwidth of circular polarization axial ratio (AR) less than 3 dB is around 1.1% for X-band. The isolation is better than - 40 dB among different ports of all arrays. Furthermore, the designed antennas can be flexibly covered on curved cylinder surface, maximum radiation gain is 2.4dBi, which is better than that of flat when the bending radius is 600mm for S-band. The proposed flexible microstrip antenna can be applied for conformal antennas, which shows great potential for flexible electronic device.
The extended depth of focus (DOF) of optical systems can improve the longitudinal range of imaging. Although it is possible to achieve a stable extension of the focal depth by using the traditional Inverse Quartic Axicon (IQAX) with the Seidel spherical aberration, its large volume and bulky structure prevent its application in small integrated optical systems. In contrast, a metasurface, with a small volume, thin thickness, and flexible control of light waves, provides a wider range of applications as extended DOF lenses. We have here developed a bifocal metalens with a polarization-dependent extended DOF. By combining the Pancharatnam – Berry phase with the spatial multiplexing method, the incident left circularly polarized light and right circularly polarized light were then focused on different transverse positions. The here-designed bifocal metasurface lens, with its extended DOF, can be applied in areas like multi-channel information encryption, optical imaging and detection.
A reflective color filter based on the micro-cavity incorporating a nanostructure is proposed, which consists of a nano-metallic grating, a dielectric layer and an aluminum (Al) film. By varying the duty cycle of the metallic grating, red, green and blue (RGB) colors can be obtained for the transverse electric (TE) polarized incidence, having a good angular tolerance up to 30°. While these structures show different colors for transverse magnetic (TM) polarized light, and the color difference caused by polarization changes with the duty cycle chosen in different range. Therefore, the proposed structure demonstrates distinct reflections with different duty cycles, which can be utilized for reflective color displays as well as anti-counterfeiting devices.
In view of some problems about the traditional photoelectric specialty experimental teaching process, such as separation of theoretical teaching and practical teaching, immobilization of experimental teaching contents, low quality of experiments and no obvious effect, we explored and practiced a new experimental teaching model of "theoretical teaching, virtual simulation and physical experiment", which combined the characteristics of photoelectric information science and engineering major and the essential requirements of engineering innovation talents cultivation. The virtual simulation experiment platform has many advantages, such as high performance-to-price ratio, easy operation and open experimental process, which makes virtual simulation combine physical experiment, complete each other with virtual for practical. After the users log into the virtual simulation experimental platform, they will first study the contents of the experiment, clarify the purpose and requirements of the experiment, master the method of using the instrument and the relevant notes, and then use the experimental instruments provided by the platform to build the corresponding experimental system. Once the experimenter's optical path is set incorrectly or the instrument parameters are set incorrectly, the error or warning message will be automatically triggered, and the reference information will be given instructing the student to complete the correct experimental operation. The results of our practice in recent years show that the teaching reform of the photoelectric specialty experiments has not only brought great convenience to the experimental teaching management, broadened the students' thinking and vision, enhanced the students' experimental skills and comprehensive qualities, but also made the students participate in the experiment with their enthusiasm. During the construction of experiment programs, the students' engineering practical ability and independent innovation awareness has been improved greatly. In the next time, based on the development trend of optoelectronic discipline and our own major characteristics, we will further perfect and enrich the construction of virtual simulation experimental platform and continuously improve the quality of experimental teaching.
As one of the "excellent engineer education program" of the Ministry of Education and one of the characteristic majors of Jiangsu Province, the major of optoelectronic information science and engineering in Soochow University has a long history and distinctive features. In recent years, aiming to the talents training objective of "broad foundation, practiceoriented, to be creative", education and teaching reforms have been carried out, which emphasize basis of theoretical teaching, carrier of practical training, promotion of projects and discussion, and development of second class. By optimizing the teaching contents and course system of the theoretical courses, the engineering innovative talents training mode based on the project-driven has been implemented with playing a practical training carrier role and overall managing the second class teaching for cultivating students’ innovative spirit and practical ability. Meanwhile, the evaluation mechanism of the students' comprehensive performance mainly based on "scores of theory test" is being gradually changed, and the activities such as scientific research, discipline competitions and social practices are playing an increasing important role in the students' comprehensive assessment. The produced achievements show that the proposed training model based on project-driven could stimulate the students' enthusiasm and initiative to participate in research activities and promote the training of students' ability of engineering practice and consciousness of innovation.
According to the inherent requirements of education for talents' knowledge, quality and comprehensive ability and the major training goals of optoelectronics information science and engineering, in order to enhance the undergraduates' comprehensive practical ability and consciousness of innovation, we carried out the reforms of teaching method and teaching mode, which took the training programs of innovation and entrepreneurship for undergraduates, extracurricular academic research fund, "Chun-Tsung Scholar" program or research projects of their tutors as the guidance, and took the all levels of relevant discipline competitions as the promotion. And the training mainline of engineering innovation talents as "undergraduate's tutorial system →innovative training program or tutor’s research project →academic competition →graduation projects (thesis)" was constructed stage by stage by combining the undergraduates' graduation projects and their participated academic competition into one for improving the quality of the graduation projects (thesis). The practical results of the last several years illuminate that the proposed training model can effectively stimulate the students' awareness of autonomous learning, enhance their comprehensive ability of analyzing and solving problems and improve their ability of engineering practice and innovation as well as their teamwork spirit.
A printable color filter based on the photonic micro-cavity incorporating a nanostructure is proposed, which consists of a nano-metallic grating, a dielectric layer and aluminum (Al) film. According to the resonance induced by different dielectric depths of the micro-cavity, two dielectric heights for the same resonant wavelength are chosen to form the grating heights relative to the Al film. With the contribution of the cavity resonance and the surface plasmon resonance, the proposed structure performs enhanced broadband filtering characteristics with good angular tolerance up to 48° compared to the one of the micro-cavity as well as the one of the metallic grating. Therefore, reflective filters for RGB colors are designed incorporating the proposed structure. Furthermore, for the proposed structure shows great polarization dependence even at normal incidence, it can also be utilized as an anticounterfeiting certificate.
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