Phys.org December 22, 2022
Optical metasurfaces interact strongly with light. The field has been driven by the key advantages of this concept, including the ultimate miniaturization of optical elements, empowering novel functionalities that process hidden modalities of light, and the opportunity to tune their properties on demand. Many applications with a focus on smart vision have emerged, foreseeing a meta-optical device under the hood of any robotic system. Nowadays the field is experiencing a solid industry pull that defines the challenges and research directions. In this review researchers in Australia have provided an overview of the applications of the field defined by the growing number of optical functionalities. They describe the current challenges and outline the research frontiers in the field…read more. TECHNICAL ARTICLE
Metasurfaces are dramatically enhancing the vision of robotic and autonomous systems. Credit: Nature Photonics (2022)Â