The painstaking process of designing optical lenses for imaging systems is poised for a dramatic transformation thanks to a groundbreaking AI-powered method developed by researchers at King Abdullah ...

The DeepLens design method is highly effective in creating both classical optical designs and an extended depth-of-field computational lens. An automated computational approach to the optical lens ...

Researchers from Seoul National University College of Engineering announced they have developed an optical design technology that dramatically reduces the volume of cameras with a folded lens system ...

Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA, have employed multi-material 3D printing to create tailored gradient refractive index glass optics that could make for ...

MENLO PARK, CA—When the world’s newest telescope starts imaging the southern sky in 2023, it will take photos using optical assemblies designed by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) ...

Researchers have developed a new type of bifocal lens that offers a simple way to achieve two foci (or spots) with intensities that can be adjusted by applying external voltage. The lenses, which use ...

We’ve heard reports before that Apple plans to include a periscope lens on future iPhones, and a new Ming-Chi Kuo report today suggests this is coming in 2022. But what exactly is a periscope lens, ...

Sunny’s optical component (mainly lenses) gross margin has risen to 42.8% in 2020 from 26.7% in 2014, which indicates a vast improvement in production yield rates as average unit costs have fallen ...