| | | | | | | | Traditional lenses made of germanium tend to cost hundreds or thousands of dollars and can’t be repaired when damaged—but a lower-cost sulfur polymer lens option is about to become a gamechanger for infrared (IR) thermal imaging cameras because it can be mass produced, repaired, and recycled. |
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| | | | | | A controlled chaotic metasurface design approach assigns different groups of metapixels each a distinct function. By distributing them across the surface in a disordered mosaic pattern, these groups can be selectively addressed via specific wavelengths or polarization states. |
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| | | | | | This episode of Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast features our Light News photonics news roundup for April 14, 2026. |
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| | | | | | This webinar will show how breakthrough glass fiber optics and emerging nanowaveguide technologies are reshaping what’s possible in extreme environments. Get a fast, expert preview of the innovations driving new capabilities in medical, space, defense, and other demanding applications. |
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