Grating-Lens Metafiber with Enhanced Angular Acceptance for Broadband Light Coupling

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A grating-lens metafiber design enhances angular acceptance for broadband light coupling. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.METHODOLOGICAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Jun Sun; Wenqin Huang; Markus A. Schmidt

doi:10.1364/oe.610827

August 26, 2026Optics ExpressOpen Access

Grating-Lens Metafiber with Enhanced Angular Acceptance for Broadband Light Coupling

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Investigate whether combining a grating and lens into a metafiber architecture enhances angular acceptance during broadband light coupling.
Fabricated and modeled a specialized metafiber architecture incorporating a hybrid grating-lens interface.
Evaluated coupling efficiency across varying angles of incidence and across broad optical bandwidths.
Demonstrated broadened angular acceptance for incoming light rays compared to standard fiber tips.
Maintained efficient broadband coupling across the targeted optical spectrum without requiring precise spatial alignment.

Implication

Optical study demonstrates enhanced angular acceptance in broadband light coupling using a grating-lens metafiber, highlighting improved efficiency in fiber optic devices.

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Sun et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a914599d15324a1df3a8f26 https://doi.org/10.1364/oe.610827

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