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Re:Flat lenses made of nanostructures transform tiny cameras... by etik on Friday December 15, 2023 @12:56PM (#38656675)
> They may use absorbing substrate, or may add a backside coating.

Yup, since the optic is planar it can integrate with backend coating processes

> Contact image sensors ... No clue how this relates to meta-lenses.

I'm also not sure how "contact" got into the copy

> I suspect it's just a bad diagram. Their barrel design is impossible to manufacture.

Yea, the barrels end up looking like more traditional barrels

Source: Metalenz CTO

Re:Flat lenses made of nanostructures transform tiny cameras... by itishappy on Friday December 15, 2023 @01:14PM (#38656869)
Neat, thanks for the reply! Impressive tech you've got.