Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Researchers combine metalens with an artificial muscle

02/27/2018 02:14 PM EST

adaptive metalens focuses light rays onto an image sensor

Inspired by the human eye, researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have developed an adaptive metalens, that is essentially a flat, electronically controlled artificial eye. The adaptive metalens simultaneously controls for three of the major contributors to blurry images: focus, astigmatism, and image shift.


Full story at https://www.seas.harvard.edu/news/2018/02/researchers-combine-metalens-with-artificial-muscle

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Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences


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