M-GRIN Aims to Push Specialized Optics Manufacturing to New Level

Darpa.mil
March 8, 2011

Light generally travels in straight lines and, although an ordinary lens can bend light, it is often impossible to get a single lens to make all the light end up where it’s supposed to. Instead, many lenses must be used in combination, where each lens does its part to have the light end up where it is supposed to. This approach leads to large, heavy and complex optical assemblies and a higher manufacturing cost for specialized optics. 
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