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Read more at: Electrically Tunable Fano Resonances in Liquid Crystal-based Dynamic Metasurface at Telecommunication Wavelengths

Electrically Tunable Fano Resonances in Liquid Crystal-based Dynamic Metasurface at Telecommunication Wavelengths

15 April 2025

Electrically Tunable Fano Resonances in Liquid Crystal-based Dynamic Metasurface at Telecommunication Wavelengths Dielectric metasurface has become a versatile platform for light manipulation. Due to its subwavelength feature size, the metasurface can induce optical resonances with tailored characteristics, such as Fano...


Read more at: Phase Flicker Induced Sharpness Deterioration of Holographic Images in LCoS

Phase Flicker Induced Sharpness Deterioration of Holographic Images in LCoS

17 March 2025

Phase Flicker Induced Sharpness Deterioration of Holographic Images in LCoS Phase flicker in LCoS devices can decrease the effective phase modulation resolution by introducing overlapped phase oscillation between adjacent modulated grey levels, thus degrading the performance of LCoS devices in various applications...


Read more at: LC Diffractive Optical Elements with High PB Phase Accuracy for Holographic Displays

LC Diffractive Optical Elements with High PB Phase Accuracy for Holographic Displays

17 March 2025

LC Diffractive Optical Elements with High PB Phase Accuracy for Holographic Displays Diffractive optical elements (DOE) are important light manipulating components in modern imaging and display scenarios. However, the weight of the bulk material of traditional DOEs becomes more and more critical in novel optical systems...


Read more at: Adaptive Contrast Enhancement in Computer-Generated Holography Using Nonlinear Optimization

Adaptive Contrast Enhancement in Computer-Generated Holography Using Nonlinear Optimization

1 March 2025

Adaptive Contrast Enhancement in Computer-Generated Holography Using Nonlinear Optimization This study introduces an advanced nonlinear exponential merit function to enhance the contrast and dynamic range of computer-generated holography (CGH). By integrating adaptive energy redistribution into the Gerchberg–Saxton (GS)...


Read more at: Prof. Li Zhang Visited University of Cambridge

Prof. Li Zhang Visited University of Cambridge

20 February 2025

We CPDS group had the pleasure of hosting Prof. Li Zhang , a renowned clinical neurologist, and the Academic Director of the Sleep Medicine Centre at Nanjing Brain Hospital, for a visit to the University of Cambridge. Prof. Zhang brings over 20 years of experience in clinical research, with a particular focus on Parkinson’...


Read more at: Professor Daping Chu elected an Optica Fellow 2025
Prof Daping Chu

Professor Daping Chu elected an Optica Fellow 2025

5 February 2025

Professor Daping Chu has been elected as a 2025 Fellow of Optica, in recognition of his seminal contributions to display devices and his broader impact on industrial applications. Optica Fellows are selected based on several factors, including outstanding contributions to research, business, education, engineering, and...


Read more at: Department spin-out company secures $5.3 million for next-generation VR lens technology
AllFocal Optics

Department spin-out company secures $5.3 million for next-generation VR lens technology

30 January 2025

A start-up pioneering nanophotonic lens technology for images that are always in focus has secured $5.3 million to bring the technology to market. AllFocal Optics is co-founded by Professor Daping Chu and CPDS alumni Dr Pawan Shrestha and Dr Xin Chang. AllFocal Optics ’ technology is built on 10 years of research and...


Read more at: Annual Dinner 2024

Annual Dinner 2024

10 December 2024

We hosted our annual dinner on December 9th, 2024, where CPDS staff, student members, and esteemed guests gathered to enjoy a delightful meal in the exquisite surroundings of Corpus Christie's College.


Read more at: Multi-receptor skin with highly sensitive tele-perception somatosensory

Multi-receptor skin with highly sensitive tele-perception somatosensory

3 October 2024

Professor Chu is co-author on a new paper in Science Advances which describes a multi-receptor sensing system that could be used to boost the sensing capabilities of robotic, haptic and prosthetic systems. Their bionic multi-receptor skin design incorporates tele-perception to enhance human perception and cognition beyond...


Read more at: Electrically Tunable Metasurface

Electrically Tunable Metasurface

1 October 2024

Electrically Tunable Metasurface Members of the CPDS group have recently co-authored a paper on a liquid crystal based dynamically tunable metasurface for amplitude modulation. The metasurface consists of coupled subwavelength grating fingers, which provide alignment for the liquid crystal without the need for an...