On the prehistory of optical metasurfaces

Philippe Lalanne (1) , Pierre Chavel (2)

1 IOGS - Institut d'Optique Graduate School
2 LHC - Laboratoire Hubert Curien

Before the word « metasurface » first appeared, optical elements that were thinner than a wavelength and deflected light in a direction incompatible with Snell’s law already existed. Based on three examples, we review the underlying concepts and their evolution in the past few decades.

Domains: Engineering Sciences [physics]

Philippe Lalanne, Pierre Chavel. On the prehistory of optical metasurfaces. Photoniques, 2023, 119, pp.41-45. ⟨10.1051/photon/202311941⟩. ⟨hal-04116111⟩