Roadmap for optical metasurfaces

AI Kuznetsov, ML Brongersma, J Yao, MK Chen… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Metasurfaces have recently risen to prominence in optical research, providing unique
functionalities that can be used for imaging, beam forming, holography, polarimetry, and …

Miniature color camera via flat hybrid meta-optics

S Pinilla, JE Fröch, SR Miri Rostami, V Katkovnik… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
The race for miniature color cameras using flat meta-optics has rapidly developed the end-to-
end design framework using neural networks. Although a large body of work has shown the …

Varifocal metalenses: harnessing polarization-dependent superposition for continuous focal length control

PS Huang, CH Chu, SH Huang, HP Su, T Tanaka… - Nano …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Traditional varifocal lenses are bulky and mechanically complex. Emerging active
metalenses promise compactness and design flexibility but face issues like mechanical …

Single-shot 3D imaging meta-microscope

H Hao, H Wang, X Wang, X Ding, S Zhang, CF Pan… - Nano Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
Three-dimensional (3D) imaging enables high-precision and high-resolution axial
positioning, which is crucial for biological imaging, semiconductor defect monitoring, and …

Hybrid diffractive optics design via hardware-in-the-loop methodology for achromatic extended-depth-of-field imaging

S Pinilla, SR Miri Rostami, I Shevkunov, V Katkovnik… - Optics …, 2022 - opg.optica.org
End-to-end optimization of diffractive optical elements (DOEs) profile through a digital
differentiable model combined with computational imaging have gained an increasing …

The second optical metasurface revolution: moving from science to technology

ML Brongersma, RA Pala, H Altug, F Capasso… - Nature Reviews …, 2025 - nature.com
Optical metasurfaces are judiciously nanostructured thin films capable of manipulating the
flow of light in a myriad of new ways. During the past two decades, we have witnessed a true …

1.5-m flat imaging system aligned and phased in real time

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which leads to novel applications in imaging and microscopy. Since there are still some …

Software-defined meta-optics

R Audhkhasi, JE Fröch, A Zhan, S Colburn… - Applied Physics …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Rapid advancements in autonomous systems and the Internet of Things have necessitated
the development of compact and low-power image sensors to bridge the gap between the …