Federico Capasso Robert L. Wallace Professor of Applied Physics and Vinton Hayes Senior Research Fellow in Electrical Engineering Director of Graduate Studies (spring), Applied Physics Primary Teaching Area Applied Physics Contact Pierce 205A (617) 384-7611 Lab Capasso Group McKay 121 (617) 495-5909 Websites capasso.seas.harvard.edu projects.iq.harvard.edu/muri_metasurfaces/overview meta-imaging.pratt.duke.edu Staff Contact Anna Frej Pierce 208 afrej@seas.harvard.edu Research Areas Applied Physics Photonics Electrical Engineering Photonics
Mar 31, 2026 Racetrack-Shaped Lasers For Bright, Stable Frequency Combs New light source could enable chip-scale gas sensing tools Applied Physics, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering, Optics / Photonics, Quantum Engineering, Research, Technology
Jan 29, 2026 Focusing and Defocusing Light Without a Lens First demonstration of the structured Montgomery effect in free space Applied Physics, Metasurfaces, Optics / Photonics, Research, Technology
Jan 8, 2026 An Unexpected Breakthrough in Flat Optics Discovery highlights benefits of silica metasurfaces Applied Physics, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering, Metasurfaces, Optics / Photonics, Research
