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AI-designed metasurface could let cameras capture far more light

Researchers used a neural network and a genetic algorithm to design a nanopillar surface that routes light to camera pixels instead of filtering most of it away, transmitting 88.8% of incident light in an experimental device.

Metasurface optical device boosts nonlinear frequency conversion
Metasurface Device Achieves Thousandfold Boost in Nonlinear Light Conversion
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Researchers used a neural network and a genetic algorithm to design a nanopillar surface that routes light to camera pixels instead of filtering most of it away, transmitting 88.8% of incident light in an experimental device.