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Direct visualization of light’s polarization and spectrum with a compass-like meta-device

Science · By Yifeng Xiong, Shaochen Fang, Haotian Xu, Tianyue Li, Xiangyu Ma, Hong Zhang, Ye Chen, Jinhui Chen, Yu Lei, C. T. Chan & Fei Xu ·

The Brief

  • A compass-like meta-device has been reported that directly visualises both the polarization and the spectrum of light.
  • The work is published in Science Advances, Volume 12, Issue 46, November 2026.
  • The source coverage is a single science.org article, so details of the device's design and performance are not available here.

Why it matters

Measuring polarization and spectrum together in one compact optical element could matter for researchers who work with light's properties in optics and imaging.

Who’s affected

  • optics and photonics researchers
  • imaging and spectroscopy researchers

Science Advances, Volume 12, Issue 46 , November 2026.

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    Direct visualization of light’s polarization and spectrum with a compass-like meta-device

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