Diffractive optics harness microscale surface relief patterns to sculpt optical wavefronts through diffraction, offering compact, lightweight alternatives to conventional refractive lenses. Recent ...

The DeepLens design method is highly effective in creating both classical optical designs and an extended depth-of-field computational lens. An automated computational approach to the optical lens ...

A broad range of optical devices use nanostructured layers and surfaces to manipulate beams of light through diffraction and interference. Example devices include diffraction gratings, metasurfaces, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Twelve years ago at the AECOS meeting, a program chair asked the audience if in 10 years we would be able to ...

An automated computational approach to the optical lens design of imaging systems promises to provide optimal solutions without human intervention, slashing the time and cost usually required. The ...

Amidst the recent celebration of the James Webb Space Telescope's first anniversary of its space exploration, there are claims from an astrobiologist that their team is already developing a better ...

Flat optics are made of nanostructures containing high-refractive index materials to produce lenses with thin form factors that function only at specific wavelengths. Materials scientists have ...

Spatially incoherent diffractive optical processors can handle data beyond non-negative values, potentially making them valuable in diverse scenarios, such as visual encryption and autonomous vehicle ...

The historical paradigm of cataract surgery forced an absolute compromise: pristine distance vision with absolute spectacle ...