Search results for metasurface

Nanophysics Aug 22, 2024

Low-cost flexible metasurfaces to increase the efficiency of optoelectronic devices

Metasurfaces are two-dimensional counterparts of metamaterials, which are artificial materials that possess unusual characteristics. With a variety of fascinatingly innovative and diverse uses, these specially-prepared surfaces ...

Optics & Photonics Aug 19, 2024

Polarization volume gratings break uniformity-efficiency tradeoff in AR waveguide displays

Augmented reality (AR) has evolved from a futuristic concept to a widespread technology, thanks to advancements in microdisplay technologies, ultracompact imaging optics, and high-speed digital processors.

Nanomaterials Aug 13, 2024

Advanced microscopy method reveals hidden world of nanoscale optical metamaterials

Scientists from the Department of Physical Chemistry at the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society have made a significant discovery in the field of nanotechnology, as detailed in their latest publication in Advanced ...

Optics & Photonics Aug 7, 2024

Metalenses phase characterization by multi-distance phase retrieval

Metalens is a kind of optical metasurface composed of metaatoms for manipulating incoming light's amplitude, phase, and polarization. Unlike traditional refractive lenses, metalens can modulate the wavefront from plane to ...

Optics & Photonics Aug 5, 2024

Optimization for inverse problem solving in computer-generated holography

Computer-generated holography (CGH) provides an approach to digitally modulate a given wavefront. This technology, partly inherited from optical holography and partly advanced by the progress of computing technology, has ...

Nanophysics Jul 24, 2024

Tunable metasurface can control optical light in space and time, offering path to wireless communication channels

It is a scene many of us are familiar with: You're working on your laptop at the local coffee shop with maybe a half dozen other laptop users—each of you is trying to load websites or stream high-definition videos, and all ...

Optics & Photonics Jul 19, 2024

New tractor beam technology could one day minimize biopsy trauma

Researchers at TMOS, the ARC Center of Excellence for Transformative Meta-Optical Systems, have taken an important first step in the development of metasurface-enabled tractor beams—rays of light that can pull particles toward ...

Nanophysics Jul 16, 2024

Researchers achieve unprecedented nanostructuring inside silicon

Silicon, the cornerstone of modern electronics, photovoltaics, and photonics, has traditionally been limited to surface-level nanofabrication due to the challenges posed by existing lithographic techniques. Available methods ...

Bio & Medicine Jul 8, 2024

New platform integrates microfluidics and metasurface for kidney disease testing

Development of a new way to accurately measure human serum albumin (HSA) levels in people with chronic kidney disease has progressed in recent testing by Flinders University and Japanese researchers.

Nanophysics Jul 3, 2024

Genetic algorithm enables precise design of phononic crystals

The advent of quantum computers promises to revolutionize computing by solving complex problems exponentially more rapidly than classical computers. However, today's quantum computers face challenges such as maintaining stability ...

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