Multifunctional Metaoptics: From Science into Your Smartphones
Wed, Apr 9, 2025 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
Metasurfaces provide an almost unlimited toolbox to design the wavefront of light in search of new phenomena and applications. Using matrix Fourier optics aided in the design of spatial distribution of Jones matrices to achieve polarization sensitive imaging, a new type of holography with control of polarization in the far-field and Mueller matrix imaging. Polarization metaoptics has led to an error-free biometric authentication system for smartphones. Federico Capasso will present recent developments in large-area metalenses for astrophysics as well as high-efficiency broadband metalenses. He will conclude with recent work on bilayer freestanding metasurfaces and the new functionalities that they enable.
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FLIR MIX – A Breakthrough in Infrared and Visible Imaging
Thu, Apr 10, 2025 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
Until now, researchers have had to choose between thermal and visible imaging: one reveals heat signatures while the other provides structural detail. Recording both and trying to align them manually—or harder still, synchronizing them temporally—can be inconsistent and time consuming. The result is data that's close but never quite complete. The new FLIR MIX is a game changer, capturing and synchronizing high-speed thermal and visible imagery at up to 1,000 frames per second. Visible and high-performance infrared cameras with FLIR Research Studio software work together to deliver one dataset with perfect spatial and temporal alignment—no missed details or second guessing, just a complete picture of fast-moving events. Presented by FLIR.
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Directed Energy: Into the Battlefield and Out of this World — With Martin Richardson
Martin Richardson, director of the University of Central Florida’s Center for Directed Energy, joins us to discuss the progression of directed energy technology, from historic uses to its emergence in today’s battlefields, and where we might see it in the future. The conversation covers the multidisciplinary nature of the technology, its challenges, and potential use cases beyond the battlefield, and beyond the planet.
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