Decoupling metasurface parameters for independent Stokes polarization control via generalized lattice

Zhi Cheng; Zhou Zhou; Zhuo Wang; Yue Wang; Changyuan Yu

doi:10.1038/s41377-025-02084-6

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Decoupling metasurface parameters for independent Stokes polarization control via generalized lattice

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- Decoupling metasurface parameters for independent Stokes polarization control via generalized lattice
- Decoupling metasurface parameters for independent Stokes polarization control via generalized lattice
- Light: Science & Applications 2026年15卷第2期页码：578-589
- Affiliations：
  
  1.Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
  2.Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and NUS Graduate School, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117583, Singapore
  3.Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanophotonic Functional Materials and Devices, School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
- Author bio：
  
  Changyuan Yu (changyuan.yu@polyu.edu.hk)
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- DOI：10.1038/s41377-025-02084-6
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- 收稿：2025-06-26，
  
  修回：2025-09-05，
  
  录用：2025-10-08，
  
  网络首发：2026-01-04，
  
  纸质出版：2026-02-28
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Zhi Cheng, Zhou Zhou, Zhuo Wang, 等. Decoupling metasurface parameters for independent Stokes polarization control via generalized lattice[J]. Light: Science & Applications, 2026,15(2):578-589.

Cheng, Z. et al. Decoupling metasurface parameters for independent Stokes polarization control via generalized lattice. Light: Science & Applications, 15, 578-589 (2026).
Zhi Cheng, Zhou Zhou, Zhuo Wang, 等. Decoupling metasurface parameters for independent Stokes polarization control via generalized lattice[J]. Light: Science & Applications, 2026,15(2):578-589. DOI： 10.1038/s41377-025-02084-6.

Cheng, Z. et al. Decoupling metasurface parameters for independent Stokes polarization control via generalized lattice. Light: Science & Applications, 15, 578-589 (2026). DOI： 10.1038/s41377-025-02084-6.

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Abstract

The ability to achieve comprehensive control over all Stokes parameters

including both the state of polarization (SoP) and the degree of polarization (DoP)

is fundamental to advancements in quantum optics

imaging

and optical communications. While metasurfaces have demonstrated remarkable capabilities in polarization manipulation

existing designs typically rely on locally periodic unit cells and deterministic phase profiles

limiting their flexibility in controlling both SoP and DoP simultaneously. Here

we introduce the generalized lattice approach for metasurface design

which enables the decoupling of structural parameters from the full-Stokes polarization response. Our approach introduces a spatially global but structurally disordered arrangement

constructed on a generalized lattice framework. This framework enables the flexible placement of an arbitrary number and type of meta-atoms within a generalized lattice

where the relative quantity ratios among different meta-atoms serve as a new design degree of freedom. This decoupling enables the azimuthal and elevation angles of the SoP on the Poincaré sphere to be governed by the in-plane rotation and size of individual meta-atoms

while the DoP is controlled independently via the quantity ratio. This establishes a direct and analytically tractable mapping between metasurface geometry and polarization space

offering new physical insights into metasurface-based polarization control. A computationally efficient algorithm optimizes the metasurface arrangement

achieving a polarization similarity (evaluated by Stokes Euclidean Distance) of 0.93 in theory and 0.90 in experiment. Our findings demonstrate that the generalized lattice approach provides an effective and versatile route to full-Stokes polarization control with greater flexibility than conventional metasurface designs.

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