Hacker News with Generative AI: Optics

Redesigning Photography with AI-Enhanced Metalenses (petapixel.com)
Optics and artificial intelligence have converged to create a new imaging system that could transform photography.

Artificial Intelligence, Photography, Optics

7 points by martyvis 1 day ago | 0 comments

Scientists discover laser light can cast a shadow (phys.org)
Can light itself cast a shadow? It may sound like a philosophical riddle, but researchers have found that under certain conditions, a laser beam can act like an opaque object and cast a shadow.

Physics, Science, Optics, Lasers

53 points by passwordoops 6 days ago | 20 comments

Scientists decipher two-photon vision (phys.org)
Two-photon vision is a novel method with great potential for the future of ophthalmic diagnostics.

Science, Biology, Optics, Ophthalmology

70 points by bookofjoe 16 days ago | 13 comments

Efficient Microresonator Frequency Combs (springeropen.com)
The rapid development of optical frequency combs from their table-top origins towards chip-scale platforms has opened up exciting possibilities for comb functionalities outside laboratories.

Photonics, Optics, Microresonators, Frequency Combs

5 points by PaulHoule 27 days ago | 1 comments

The Physics of Magic Windows (2021) (mattferraro.dev)
I recently made a physical object that defies all intuition. It's a square of acrylic, smooth on both sides, totally transparent. A tiny window.

Physics, Creative Projects, Optics

178 points by mhb 37 days ago | 11 comments

Shrinking augmented reality displays into eyeglasses to expand their use (phys.org)
To make the technology easier to integrate into common personal devices, researchers report in ACS Photonics how to combine two optical technologies into a single, high-resolution AR display.

Augmented Reality, Optics, Technology, Research, Displays

66 points by PaulHoule 46 days ago | 18 comments

Design of a Novel Microlens Array and Imaging System for Light Fields (mdpi.com)
To address these issues, we proposed a novel four-focal-square microlens and light field system.

Optics, Imaging, Micro-optics, Light Fields, Microlens Arrays

4 points by PaulHoule 49 days ago | 0 comments

Meta Orion AR Glasses: Optical Architecture Deep Dive (reddit.com)
Here is the very first deep analysis of the optical architecture of Meta's new AR glasses prototype. Written by Axel Wong and published here with his permission - in English for the first time.

Augmented Reality, Meta, Hardware, Optics

25 points by AR-MR-XR 53 days ago | 0 comments

Micro-sized spectrometer operates across visible spectrum, sub-5-nm resolution (techxplore.com)

Spectroscopy, Nanotechnology, Optics, Physics

9 points by rbanffy 124 days ago | 1 comments

New all-optical approach to revolutionise night vision technology (anu.edu.au)

Night Vision, Optics, Technology, Research

4 points by rbanffy 135 days ago | 1 comments

Circularly Polarized Light Unlocks Ultrafast Magnetic Storage and Spintronics (scitechdaily.com)

Magnetism, Optics, Storage, Spintronics

13 points by westurner 135 days ago | 1 comments

Subwavelength imaging using a solid-immersion diffractive optical processor (springeropen.com)