Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Collimating metalenses and technologies incorporating the same
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Application No.: US15270680Application Date: 2016-09-20
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Publication No.: US09939129B2Publication Date: 2018-04-10
- Inventor: Steve Byrnes , Francesco Aieta , Federico Capasso , Alan Lenef
- Applicant: Steve Byrnes , Francesco Aieta , Federico Capasso , Alan Lenef
- Applicant Address: US MA Wilmington US MA Cambridge
- Assignee: OSRAM SYLVANIA Inc.,The President and Fellows of Harvard College
- Current Assignee: OSRAM SYLVANIA Inc.,The President and Fellows of Harvard College
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Wilmington US MA Cambridge
- Agent Edward S. Podszus
- Main IPC: G02F1/35
- IPC: G02F1/35 ; F21V5/04 ; G02B5/18 ; G02B1/00 ; G02B27/30 ; G02B19/00 ; F21V5/00 ; F21K9/64 ; B82Y20/00 ; H01Q15/00 ; F21Y101/00

Abstract:
Metalenses and technologies incorporating the same are disclosed. In some embodiments, the metalenses are in the form of a hybrid multiregion collimating metalens that includes a first region and a second region, wherein the hybrid multiregion collimating metalens is configured to collimate (e.g., visible) light incident thereon. In some instances the first region includes an array of first unit cells that contain subwavelength spaced nanostructures, such that the first region functions as a subwavelength high contrast grating (SWHCG), whereas the second region includes an array of second unit cell, wherein the array of second unit cells includes a near periodic annular arrangement of nanostructures such that the second region approximates the functionality of a locally periodic radial diffraction grating. Lighting devices including such metalenses are also disclosed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170082263A1 Collimating Metalenses and Technologies Incorporating the Same Public/Granted day:2017-03-23
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