Invention Application
- Patent Title: Ultra-Wide Field-of-View Flat Optics
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Application No.: US17209496Application Date: 2021-03-23
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Publication No.: US20210306564A1Publication Date: 2021-09-30
- Inventor: Juejun Hu , Tian GU , Mikhail Shalaginov
- Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Applicant Address: US MA Cambridge
- Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Current Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Cambridge
- Main IPC: H04N5/232
- IPC: H04N5/232 ; G02B13/06 ; G02B1/00

Abstract:
Wide-angle optical functionality is beneficial for imaging and image projection devices. Conventionally, wide-angle operation is attained by a complicated assembly of optical elements. Recent advances have led to meta-surface lenses or meta-lenses, which are ultra-thin planar lenses with nanoantennas that control the phase, amplitude, and/or polarization of light. Here, we present a meta-lens capable of diffraction-limited focusing and imaging over an unprecedented >170° angular field of view (FOV). The lens is integrated on a one-piece flat substrate and includes an aperture on one side and a single meta-surface on the other side. The meta-surface corrects third-order Seidel aberrations, including coma, astigmatism, and field curvature. The meta-lens has a planar focal plane, which enables considerably simplified system architectures for imaging and projection. The meta-lens design is generic and can be readily adapted to different meta-atom geometries and wavelength ranges to meet diverse application demands.
Public/Granted literature
- US12212853B2 Ultra-wide field-of-view flat optics Public/Granted day:2025-01-28
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