ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,554,044, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to SHENZHEN METALENX TECHNOLOGY Co. LTD. (Guangdong, China).
"Large-aperture achromatic metalens, metalens system, and optical system" was invented by Chenglong Hao (Guangdong, China), Fengze Tan (Guangdong, China) and Jian Zhu (Bao'an District Shenzhen, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are a large-aperture achromatic metalens, a metalens system, and an optical system. The large-aperture metalens include: a substrate, which permits transmission of light of different wave bands, including visible light and infrared light; and a plurality of unit cells disposed in an array on a surface...