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Jun 2, 2016 Metalens works in the visible spectrum, sees smaller than a wavelength of light High efficiency ultra-thin planar lens could replace heavy, bulky lenses in smart phones, cameras and telescopes Optics / Photonics
May 13, 2016 Technique makes holograms highly efficient, secure Nanotechnology improves holographic capabilities by encoding light polarization Optics / Photonics, Applied Physics
Jul 6, 2015 Surfing a wake of light Researchers observe and control light wakes for the first time Optics / Photonics, Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics
Feb 19, 2015 Perfect colors, captured with one ultra-thin lens No need for color correction—Harvard physicists’ flat optics, using nanotechnology, gets it right the first time Optics / Photonics
Dec 22, 2014 Hands on: Crafting ultrathin color coatings In Harvard’s high-tech cleanroom, applied physicists produce vivid optical effects—on paper Optics / Photonics
Oct 30, 2014 Eric Mazur elected to leadership of Optical Society Harvard physicist and innovative educator will initially serve as OSA vice president and assume role of president in 2017 Optics / Photonics
May 1, 2014 Collaborative “metasurfaces” grant to merge classical and quantum physics AFOSR selects Harvard SEAS to lead $6.5M effort in nanophotonics, advanced optical technologies Optics / Photonics, Electrical Engineering, Awards, Applied Physics
Aug 5, 2013 Seeing depth through a single lens Mathematical image processing creates a 3D movie of any scene, using just two frames from a stationary camera or microscope Optics / Photonics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Physics, Applied Mathematics
Apr 22, 2013 Physicists find right (and left) solution for on-chip optics Nanoscale router converts and directs optical signals efficiently Optics / Photonics, Applied Physics
Mar 21, 2013 Capitol gains Graduate student Benjamin Franta visited Washington to advocate for research in photonics Optics / Photonics, Awards, Applied Physics
Jan 8, 2013 Counting the twists in a helical light beam New device could contribute to a major increase in the rate of future optical communications Optics / Photonics, Applied Physics
Nov 26, 2012 New device hides, on cue, from infrared cameras Tunable material developed at Harvard boasts nearly 100% absorption on demand Optics / Photonics, Materials, Applied Physics
