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Harvard's Metasurface Revolutionizes Photon Control for Tech

7/28/2025

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Harvard SEAS researchers, under Professor Federico Capasso, have unveiled a groundbreaking metasurface that revolutionizes photon control. This sleek, ultra-thin device streamlines light manipulation—altering phase and polarization—overcoming hurdles in scaling quantum processes essential for advanced parallel computing and networking. This innovation promises to reshape the future of technology.

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Harvard SEAS researchers, under Professor Federico Capasso, have unveiled a groundbreaking metasurface that revolutionizes photon control. This sleek, ultra-thin device streamlines light manipulation—altering phase and polarization—overcoming hurdles in scaling quantum processes essential for advanced parallel computing and networking. This innovation promises to reshape the future of technology.