Optical superoscillations are rapid, subwavelength spatial variations of the intensity and
phase of light, occurring in complex electromagnetic fields formed by the interference of …

The refractive-lens technique has been well developed over a long period of evolution,
offering powerful imaging functionalities, such as microscopes, telescopes, and …

Diffractive achromats (DAs) promise ultra-thin and light-weight form factors for full-color
computational imaging systems. However, designing DAs with the optimal optical transfer …

Under spatially coherent light, a diffractive optical network composed of structured surfaces
can be designed to perform any arbitrary complex-valued linear transformation between its …

Applying intelligence algorithms to conceive nanoscale meta-devices becomes a flourishing
and extremely active scientific topic over the past few years. Inverse design of functional …

A unique bifocal compound eye visual system found in the now extinct trilobite, Dalmanitina
socialis, may enable them to be sensitive to the light-field information and simultaneously …

Traditional varifocal lenses are bulky and mechanically complex. Emerging active
metalenses promise compactness and design flexibility but face issues like mechanical …

The depth of focus (DOF) of a lens is a crucial parameter in glasses-free 3D displays that
affects the viewing distance range. Here we proposed a vector light field display based on …

Subwavelength diffractive optics known as meta-optics have demonstrated the potential to
significantly miniaturize imaging systems. However, despite impressive demonstrations …

Modern optical measurement technologies such as structured light microscopy or fringe-
projection profilometry rely fundamentally on structured illumination of the specimen or …