Search results for metasurface

Optics & Photonics Dec 17, 2024

Researchers achieve near-unity quantum efficiency in 2D photon emitters

Leveraging the principles of quantum mechanics, quantum computers can perform calculations at lightning-fast speeds, enabling them to solve complex problems faster than conventional computers. In quantum technology applications ...

Nanophysics Dec 10, 2024

Scientists develop coating for enhanced thermal imaging through hot windows

A team of Rice University scientists has solved a long-standing problem in thermal imaging, making it possible to capture clear images of objects through hot windows. Imaging applications in a range of fields—such as security, ...

Optics & Photonics Dec 9, 2024

Flexible metafiber device can generate optical skyrmions with designer topological textures and subwavelength features

Skyrmions, recognized for their intricate spin configurations, have captivated researchers as topological quasiparticles with vast potential in data storage and information technology. Recently, optical skyrmions—light-based ...

Optics & Photonics Nov 20, 2024

Ultra-compact optical design enhances virtual and augmented reality device cameras

Researchers from Seoul National University College of Engineering announced they have developed an optical design technology that dramatically reduces the volume of cameras with a folded lens system utilizing "metasurfaces," ...

Optics & Photonics Nov 15, 2024

Compound metalens achieves distortion-free imaging with wide field of view

In a recent study, researchers have developed a compound metalens that enables distortion-free imaging. The study, published in Engineering, presents a novel approach to on-demand distortion engineering using compound metalenses.

Nanophysics Nov 14, 2024

Designing a spiral ladder-inspired tool that allows precision control of light direction and polarization

Photonics is the study of the generation, detection, and manipulation of light waves in the form of photons. One interesting property of light is polarization, defined by its electric and magnetic fields oscillating in any ...

Optics & Photonics Oct 16, 2024

Silicon metasurfaces unlock broad-spectrum infrared imaging

Infrared imaging technology is crucial for advancing our understanding of the world, from exploring biological specimens to inspecting complex materials and detecting hidden patterns in physical systems.

Optics & Photonics Oct 15, 2024

Janus-like metasurface technology shows different optical responses according to the direction of light

Metasurface technology is an advanced optical technology that is thinner, lighter, and more capable of precisely controlling light through nanometer-sized artificial structures than conventional technologies. KAIST researchers ...

Nanophysics Oct 15, 2024

Research team creates hybrid resonant metasurfaces with configurable structural colors

"Color is crucial," as pop artist Roy Lichtenstein famously said, but the significance of color extends far beyond art. From the creation of Prussian blue—the first synthetic pigment—to quantum dots in modern display technology, ...

Nanophysics Oct 8, 2024

Reducing energy loss in metal nanostructures by altering geometrical dimensions

Researchers at City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) have made a discovery that significantly reduces energy loss in metal nanostructures. By altering the geometrical dimensions of these structures, researchers have unlocked ...

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