Experimental demonstration of high space compression by optical spaceplates
, which is 29 times higher than any previous device. Our spaceplate is a multilayer stack, a well-established commercial fabrication technology that supports mass production. The versatility of these stacks allows customization of the spaceplate's bandwidth and angular range, impossible with previous optical experimental spaceplates made of bulk materials. With the appropriate choice of these two parameters, multilayer spaceplates have near-term applications in light detection and ranging (LIDAR) technologies, retinal scanners, endoscopes, and other size-constrained optical devices.
Authors
- Graham Carlow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6156-879X)
- Yaryna Mamchur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4629-4847)
- Orad Reshef (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9818-8491)
- R. Margoth Córdova‐Castro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2420-6399)
- Robert W. Boyd (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1234-2265)
- Ryan Hogan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5198-0892)
- Jeff S. Lundeen
- Brian T. Sullivan
Institutions
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- Canadian Nutrition Society (CA)
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures (CN)
- Iridian Spectral Technologies (Canada) (CA)
- University of Rochester (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nature Communications
- Published
- 2026-04-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-71500-1
- Primary Topic
- Advanced optical system design
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00