Metasurface for Structured Light (IMAGE)

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Metasurface for Structured Light

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A metasurface uses circularly polarized light to generate and control new and complex states of light, such swirling vortices of light. The new tool can be used to not only explore new states of light but also new applications for structured light.

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(Image courtesy of Second Bay Studio/Harvard SEAS)

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