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Cambridge, Mass. – August 23, 2012 – Applied physicists at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have created an ultrathin, flat lens that focuses light without imparting the distortions of conventional lenses.
This could grow into a major game-changer. There is no reason why such lenses can't be interlaced, which would result in a holographic type of imaging* without the lasers. In addition, such lenses being flat means that common objects could be surfaced with the lenses. Imagine a spy with a book or briefcase that actually is a holographic camera.
*True holograms have such a fine grid of detail that when you move while looking at one, the movement is totally smooth. Interlaced lenses would do some trade-offs and be in a coarser grid, maybe as much as a half-centimeter between optical centers.
This could grow into a major game-changer. There is no reason why such lenses can't be interlaced, which would result in a holographic type of imaging* without the lasers. In addition, such lenses being flat means that common objects could be surfaced with the lenses. Imagine a spy with a book or briefcase that actually is a holographic camera.
*True holograms have such a fine grid of detail that when you move while looking at one, the movement is totally smooth. Interlaced lenses would do some trade-offs and be in a coarser grid, maybe as much as a half-centimeter between optical centers.
Who knows what all might come from this new technology, and it is obvious how happy these guys are.
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