Towards Random Metasurface based Devices

Abstract

Metasurfaces are generally designed by placing scatterers in a periodic grid. We propose and discuss design rules for efficient random and functional metasurfaces with anisotropic elements. We investigate the impact of the elements density on the performance of metasurfaces in both periodic and random cases. Using numerical simulations, we apply our approach to the design of all-polarization random metalenses at near infrared frequencies. The results will open a new paradigm in the design of metamaterial and metasurface devices from lenses to solar energy concentrators.