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Abstract
Microlens arrays (MLAs) are widely used in optical imaging, dense wavelength division multiplexing, optical switching, and microstructure patterning, etc. However, the light modulation capability for both the conventional refractive-type MLA and planar diffractive-type MLA is still staying at the diffraction-limited scale. Here we propose and experimentally demonstrate a high numerical aperture (NA) supercritical lens (SCL) array which could achieve a sub-diffraction-limited focal spot lattice in the far field. The intensity distribution for all the focal spots has good uniformity with the lateral size around ${0.45}\lambda {\rm /NA}$ (0.75X Airy unit). The elementary unit in the SCL array composes a series of concentric belts with a feature size in micrometer scale. By utilizing an ultrafast ultraviolet lithography technique, a centimeter scale SCL array could be successfully patterned within 10 mins. Our results may provide possibilities for the applications in optical nanofabrication, super-resolution imaging, and ultrafine optical manipulation.
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