Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Broadband flat optical elements and methods of manufacture
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Application No.: US15846065Application Date: 2017-12-18
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Publication No.: US10365535B2Publication Date: 2019-07-30
- Inventor: Khaled Ahmed , Richmond Hicks
- Applicant: Intel Corporation
- Applicant Address: unknown Santa Clara
- Assignee: Intel Corporation
- Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: unknown Santa Clara
- Agency: Green, Howard, & Mughal LLP.
- Main IPC: G02F1/29
- IPC: G02F1/29 ; F21V8/00 ; C23C16/455 ; C23C16/24 ; B29C65/14 ; B29C65/70 ; B29L11/00 ; G09G3/32 ; G09G3/34

Abstract:
Flat optical elements including a multi-level metasurface stack having two or more metasurface levels. Each metasurface level includes an arrangement of nanostructures, or protrusions, of one or more optically transmissive materials. A metasurface level may further include another optically transmissive material between the nanostructures, achieving a desired index contrast. Another metasurface level including additional nanostructures may be over a planar surface of this additional transmissive material. Another optically transmissive material may be between the additional nanostructures. This architecture may be followed for any number of levels, (e.g., a bi-layer, tri-layer, etc.). Each metasurface within the multi-level metasurface structure may be tuned to a particular optical wavelength. Such a multi-level metasurface may have greater bandwidth and/or achieve higher optical efficiency for a given band than a single metasurface. Molding techniques may be employed in metasurface fabrication to reduce the starting material cost and fabrication cost.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190033683A1 BROADBAND FLAT OPTICAL ELEMENTS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE Public/Granted day:2019-01-31
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