Tag: Huygens resonances
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Tiny Multilayer Metamaterial Lenses Promise Pocket-Sized, Colorful Optics for Drones and Phones
Overview: A new path to ultra-compact, color-rich optics Researchers have unveiled a groundbreaking approach to creating multicolor lenses that are thinner than a hair and capable of focusing a broad range of wavelengths from unpolarised light. By using layers of metamaterials in a carefully engineered stack, the design overcomes key limitations of traditional metalenses and…
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Tiny Multi-Layer Metalenses Could Revolutionize Drone and Phone Cameras
New Metamaterial Lenses Promise Compact, Multicolor Optics A cutting-edge approach to manufacturing multicolor lenses could transform the optics inside portable devices, including smartphones and drones. Researchers have developed a multi-layer metalens design that can simultaneously focus a broad range of wavelengths from unpolarised light, while maintaining a small form factor and large diameter. The breakthrough…
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Tiny multilayer metalenses unlock multicolor optics for phones
A breakthrough in tiny, color-rich optics Researchers have unveiled a novel approach to making ultra-thin lenses that can simultaneously focus multiple wavelengths from unpolarised light, with potential workhorse applications in phones, drones, and other portable imaging devices. The key advance is a multi-layer, metamaterial-based metalens system that uses a stack of carefully engineered layers to…