This study was financially supported by the POSCO-POSTECH-RIST Convergence Research Center program funded by POSCO, the Samsung Research Funding and Incubation Center for Future Technology (grant nos. SRFC-IT1901-52 and SRFC-IT2401-01) funded by Samsung Electronics, the National Research Foundation (grant nos. RS-2020-NR049544, RS-2022-NR067559, RS-2024-00356928, RS-2024-00462912, RS-2024-00337012, RS-2024-00408286, RS-2024-00416272 and RS-2025-02217649) funded by the Ministry of Science and ICT of the Korean government, and the Korea Planning and Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology (grant no. 1415185027/20019169; Alchemist project) funded by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy of the Korean government. This research was also supported by a Korean ARPA-H Project grant through the Korea Health Industry Development Institute, funded by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (grant no. RS-2025-25454431). I.K. acknowledges the NRF Sejong Science Fellowship (grant no. RS-2021-NR061797) funded by the MSIT of the Korean government. Y.P. and J.K. acknowledge the Presidential Science fellowship funded by the MSIT of the Korean government. J.K. acknowledges the Asan Foundation Biomedical Science fellowship, and Presidential Sejong Science fellowship (RS-2026-25497644) funded by the MSIT of the Korean government. K.K. acknowledges the NRF Ph.D. fellowship (grant no. RS-2025-25436773) funded by the Ministry of Education of the Korean government.
300-unit-per-second roll-to-roll manufacturing of visible metalenses
Why This Matters
This breakthrough in high-speed roll-to-roll manufacturing of visible metalenses, reaching 300 units per second, marks a significant advancement in scalable, cost-effective production of advanced optical components. It has the potential to accelerate the integration of metalenses into consumer electronics, imaging systems, and augmented reality devices, transforming the industry’s approach to miniaturized, high-performance optics.
Key Takeaways
- Enables mass production of metalenses at unprecedented speeds
- Supports the development of compact, high-performance optical devices
- Facilitates broader adoption of metalenses in consumer and industrial applications
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