Overlapping domains for topology optimization of large-area metasurfaces

Abstract

We introduce an overlapping-domain approach to large-area metasurface design, in which each simulated domain consists of a unit cell and overlapping regions from the neighboring cells plus PML absorbers. We show that our approach generates greatly improved metalens quality compared to designs produced using a locally periodic approximation, thanks to $\sim 10\times$ better accuracy with similar computational cost. We use the new approach with topology optimization to design large-area ($200\lambda$) high-NA (0.71) multichrome and broadband achromatic lenses with high focusing efficiency ($\sim 50\%$), greatly improving upon previously reported works.

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