optics

One Step Closer To A Flawless Lens

Researchers have demonstrated a scalable, cost-effective and reliable method to fabricate large-scale hyperlens arrays.

Researchers Develop World’s Thinnest Lens

At one two-thousandth the width of a human hair, this lens could have potential applications in miniature cameras and flexible computer displays.

Higher Order Modes The Key To Fast Optical Manipulation

The ability to manipulate particles with light could one day be used to deliver drugs to specific cells and even build a quantum computer.

Color Correction With An Ultra-Thin Lens

Scientists have demonstrated that tiny silicon antennae could help make color correcting lens much thinner.

Mini Raman Lasers Detect Single Nanoparticles

Using whispering gallery mode microcavities, scientists have developed a highly sensitive method of detecting single nanoparticles in real time.

New Superlens Breaches The Diffraction Limit

Scientists have developed a lens that can beat the diffraction limit, enabling ultra-high resolution imaging.

Spotting Objects In Space With Raven

Astronomers have developed an instrument to enhance space images from telescopes.