Light passing through the "metalens" is focussed by the array of nanostructures on its surface (video: Capasso Lab/Harvard) Computer calculations are needed to find the exact pattern which will replicate the focussing effect of a conventional lens. The advantage, Prof Capasso said, is that these "metalenses" avoid shortfalls - called aberrations - that are inherent in traditional glass optics. "Th
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