Open AccessA versatile method for fabricating Pancharatnam-Berry micro-optical elements
Author(s) -
Jianghao Xiong,
Tao Zhan,
Shin–Tson Wu
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.27.027831
Subject(s) - optics , interferometry , geometric phase , lens (geology) , materials science , concentric , mach–zehnder interferometer , optoelectronics , physics , geometry , mathematics , quantum mechanics
We report a simple method for fabricating Pancharatnam-Berry micro-optical elements based on relayed Mach-Zehnder interferometer. Two major advantages are fast processing speed and good quality phase profile. Both active and passive micro-lens arrays are fabricated and their imaging performances characterized. To demonstrate the versatility of the proposed method, we also fabricated asymmetric, axial-symmetric, and concentric types of micro-lens arrays.