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Abstract
Multi-focusing of light is a crucial capability for photonic devices that can be effectively achieved by precisely modulating the phase delay on the incident wavefront. However, integrating functional structures into optical fibers for remote light focusing remains challenging due to the complex device design and limited fabrication approaches. Here, we present the design and fabrication of metalens array on the end-face of a tailored single-mode step-index fiber for focusing light field into closely packed focal spot array. The metalenses are configured based on the fractional Talbot effect and benefit a modular design capability. Light passing through the optical fiber can be focused into different focal planes. With a synergistic 3D laser nanoprinting technique based on two-photon polymerization, high-quality meta-fibers are demonstrated for focusing light parallelly with a uniform numerical aperture (NA) as high as approximately 0.77. This may facilitate various applications such as optical trapping, generation of sophisticated beam profiles, and boosting light coupling efficiencies.
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