The future and promise of flat optics: a personal perspective
Open Access
- 14 February 2018
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Nanophotonics
- Vol. 7 (6) , 953-957
Abstract
Metasurfaces enable the redesign of optical components into thin, planar and multifunctional elements, promising a major reduction in footprint and system complexity as well as the introduction of new optical functions. The planarity of flat optics will lead to the unification of semiconductor manufacturing and lens‐making, where the planar technology to manufacture computer chips will be adapted to make CMOS‐compatible metasurface‐based optical components, ranging from metalenses to novel polarization optics, areas where I foresee the greatest technological and scientific impact.Keywords
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