curved, large-area optics as well as methods for removing imperfect substrate areas and so-called “zero-defect” cleaning strategies. “The challenge is that the laser mirrors have to withstand extreme ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Kevin Parry created a simple, yet maddening optical illusion ... it required nothing more than an iPhone and a mirror. Story by Ian Phillips and editing by Carl ...

Curved mirrors, although lighter ... This breakthrough marks a turning point in the design of optics for astronomy and space observation. The flat lens uses concentric microstructures etched ...

The latest deformable mirror from Edmund Optics (Barrington, New Jersey, USA) consists of 32 radially arranged actuators that control the shape of a 5-μm-thick nitrocellulose mirror membrane.

That's why observatory and space-based telescopes rely on massive, curved mirrors instead to achieve ... who directs the U's Laboratory for Optical Nanotechnologies. The key innovation lies ...