Broadband achromatic metalens for high-resolution imaging

Yangkyu Kim; Inki Kim

doi:10.1038/s41377-025-01858-2

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- Broadband achromatic metalens for high-resolution imaging
- Light: Science & Applications Vol. 14, Issue 8, Pages: 2071-2073(2025)
- Affiliations：
  
  1.Department of Biophysics, Institute of Quantum Biophysics, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
  2.Department of Intelligent Precision Healthcare Convergence, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
  3.Department of MetaBioHealth, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
- Author bio：
  
  Inki Kim (inki.kim@skku.edu)
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- DOI：10.1038/s41377-025-01858-2
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- Published Online：22 May 2025，
  
  Published：31 August 2025
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Kim, Y. & Kim, I. Broadband achromatic metalens for high-resolution imaging. Light: Science & Applications, 14, 2071-2073 (2025).
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Kim, Y. & Kim, I. Broadband achromatic metalens for high-resolution imaging. Light: Science & Applications, 14, 2071-2073 (2025). DOI： 10.1038/s41377-025-01858-2.

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Abstract

Introduction of the stepwise phase dispersion compensation layer allowed broadband achromatic metalens to have a high numerical aperture

which enabled high-resolution metalens imaging.

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