Abstract

Metasurfaces transform the wavefront by spatially varying the amplitude or phase of the incoming beam. Instead of encoding such variation by subwavelength unit cells, it is achievable over diffraction engineering of supercell structures, which outperforms the unit-cell method when the spatial gradient is large. In addition to tight focusing, here we apply this method to achieve plane wave-to-Bessel beam transformation and point-to-point focusing at terahertz frequencies. The Bessel beam has a small beam waist (0.57λ) and long depth of focus (9.1λ) for subwavelength-resolution imaging over a long distance. The point-to-point focusing changes the divergence angle from 16° to 70°. Both devices are validated by numerical simulations and experimental results with good agreement.

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