Sub-10â
nm radial resolution achieved by cascading a graded structure outside a spherical hyperlens.
Opt Express
; 30(21): 37224-37234, 2022 Oct 10.
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ABSTRACT
Due to the excellent ability to break the diffraction limit in the subwavelength range, metamaterial-based hyperlens has received extensive attention. Unfortunately, radial resolution of most current hyperlens is not high enough, which is a huge obstacle to the application in 3D super-resolution imaging. In this paper, we propose a theoretical solution to this issue by cascading a graded structure outside the conventional Ag-TiO2 spherical hyperlens. The product of the thickness and the refractive index (RI) of the dielectric layer in the graded structure is fixed to 19.8 while RI increases linearly from 1.38 to 3.54 along the radial direction. By reducing the asymptote slope of the dispersion curve, the coupling of the wave vectors to the hyperlens is enhanced and thus radial resolution is significantly improved to 5â
nm while ensuring that the focus is still detectable in the far-field. This design paves the way to high-performance hyperlens for 3D imaging and biosensing in the future.
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