High-performance, ultracompact lenses are needed in the quest to miniaturize optical systems. It now seems that carefully engineered subwavelength gratings can function as almost perfect mirrors with custom-designed focusing properties.
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Chrostowski, L. Nano-engineered lenses. Nature Photon 4, 413–415 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2010.143
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