Putting More Than Glass in the Toolbox
Plastics, glass, metamaterials, anisotropic materials – even smartphones – are teaming up to create a future where optical systems will be smaller, cheaper, lighter and more capable. “Optical materials have gotten a lot better over the years,” said David J. Hagan, a professor of optics and physics at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. “They’re better understood.” In particular, Hagan pointed to organics and plastics as areas where broad...
Photonics Spectra, January 2012