Metasurfaces meet optical fibers: a novel platform for flexible optical trapping and boosting in-coupling efficiencies

Markus A. Schmidt*, Henrik Schneidewind, Uwe Hübner, Matthias Zeisberger, Malte Plidschun, Jisoo Kim, Oleh Yermakov, Yuri Kivshar, Andrey Bogdanov, Haoran Ren, Stefan A. Maier

*Corresponding author for this work

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    Abstract

    In this talk, we show that the combination of optical fibers with nanostructures defines a new class of fiber integrated devices — nanostructured fibers — which opensup new application areas for optical fiber research. Using 3D nanoprinting and modified electron beam lithography, we integrate high-NA meta-lenses and dielectric ring gratings onto the end faces of single-mode fibers. These devices enable efficient light coupling at angles up to 80° and trapping of Escherichia coli bacteria with an individual single-mode fiber device.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)344-345
    Number of pages2
    JournalInternational Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics
    Publication statusPublished - 2022
    Event12th International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics, META 2022 - Torremolinos, Spain
    Duration: 19 Jul 202222 Jul 2022

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