Credit: Center for Nanoscale Materials at Argonne National Laboratory
Optical microscope image of a lightweight, flat lens on a micro-electromechanical scanner. The mirror dimensions are 1 millimeter by 1 millimeter with a thickness of 10 microns. Integration of the micro-electromechanical devices with advanced flat optical surfaces will help create a new paradigm to manipulate light by combining the strength of high-speed dynamic control and precise spatial manipulation of light properties.