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Liquid crystals enable dynamic metasurfaces for transformative optics

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Metasurfaces offer precise and efficient light manipulation at the sub-wavelength scale. However, achieving active tunability solely through passive metasurfaces remains a significant technical challenge. Liquid crystals play a critical role in revolutionizing the information display industry, and the marriage of liquid crystals with metasurfaces can offer a promising avenue to facilitate the development of ultra-compact, high-resolution, and wide-angle tunable flat optics. This preview highlights key research advances in liquid crystal-integrated dynamic metasurfaces (LCMs) and their pivotal role in achieving dynamic meta-holographic displays and ultra-thin adaptive metalenses. Finally, we outline challenges and future prospective pathways for LCMs in next-generation miniaturized transformative optics.

Source: Matter

DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2025.102346

Authors: Cristian Valenzuela, Sensheng Chen, Ling Wang

Institution: Tianjin University

Language: English

Topic: Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications

Subfield: Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

Field: Materials Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $9,350

Funders: National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Key Research and Development Program of China, Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of Tianjin