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¹Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.

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Flat optics, using metasurfaces, offers advanced control over light properties. This technology promises breakthroughs in adaptive optics, imaging, and wearable devices.

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Area of Science:

Flat optics and structured light applications.
Meta-optics for advanced optical field manipulation.

Background:

First-generation flat optics revolutionized conventional lenses and anomalous refraction.
New meta-optics enable complex shaping of light and dark features.

Purpose of the Study:

Review advancements in flat optics focusing on metasurfaces.
Highlight the use of input light properties as tuning knobs for output response.

Main Methods:

Focus on metasurfaces utilizing input light properties: angle, polarization, phase, wavelength, and nonlinear behavior.
Review of ongoing research and development in optically tunable flat optics.

Main Results:

Metasurfaces offer unprecedented control over optical fields.
Optically tunable flat optics leverage diverse light properties for precise output manipulation.

Conclusions:

Optically tunable flat optics are advancing adaptive camera systems, microscopes, and holograms.
Future prospects include applications in portable devices, optical communications, and sensing.