Flattening Lenses: a Technology Revolution | Federico Capasso | TEDxTrento

Thanks to new and revolutionary flat lenses the thickness, size and cost of lenses will be dramatically reduced and the image sharpness greatly improved, with a wide range of applications and large-scale social impact: from ultra-thin mobile phones and augmented reality, to thousands of cameras and displays and endless applications in science, medicine and technology. After his doctorate in physics at the University of Rome, Federico Capasso joined Bell Laboratories (New Jersey, USA) where he followed a brilliant career as a scientist and research director. Since 2003 he is Professor of Applied Physics at Harvard University. He is one of the world's leading scientists working at the interface between basic research and applied research and has won numerous international awards, including the Balzan Prize for Applied Photonics (2016), the IEEE Edison Medal, the Arthur Schawlow Prize in Laser Science of the American Physical Society and the Caterina Prize. Tomassoni and Felice Pietro Chisesi Prize. He is also the author of over 400 publications and over 60 patents in the United States. Among his most notable contributions, are nanostructures of technological interest, such as quantum cascade lasers. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but organized by a local community.