We present the largest and most homogeneous collection of near-infrared (NIR) spectra of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia): 339 spectra of 98 individual SNe obtained as part of the Carnegie Supernova Project-II. These spectra, obtained with the FIRE spectrograph on the 6.5 m Magellan Baade telescope, have a spectral range of 0.8–2.5
Meta‐optics have rapidly become a major research field within the optics and photonics community, strongly driven by the seemingly limitless opportunities made possible by controlling optical wavefronts through interaction with arrays of sub‐wavelength scatterers. As more and more modalities are explored, the design strategies to achieve desired functionalities become increasingly demanding, necessitating more advanced design techniques. Herein, the inverse design approach is utilized to create a set of single‐layer meta‐optics that simultaneously focus light and shape the spectra of focused light without using any filters. Thus, both spatial and spectral properties of the meta‐optics are optimized, resulting in spectra that mimic the color matching functions of the CIE 1931 XYZ color space, which links the spectral distribution of a light source to the color perception of a human eye. Experimental demonstrations of these meta‐optics show qualitative agreement with the theoretical predictions and help elucidate the focusing mechanism of these devices.
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- 10376142
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- Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
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- Journal Name:
- Advanced Optical Materials
- Volume:
- 10
- Issue:
- 20
- ISSN:
- 2195-1071
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- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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