Nanotechnology engineering student Jaewon Oh was part of breakthrough research that could lead to advances in miniaturized optical systems.
During an eight-month co-op position with the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, the third-year Waterloo Engineering student worked as part of the team that created the first high-end optical lens on the nanoscale level that has widespread applications in laser-based microscopy, imaging, and spectroscopy.
The team’s findings were published in the June 2 issue of the prestigious journal Science. The research could lead to better control over finer structures in microchips anywhere a meta-lens might be needed, including smartphones, regular cameras and microscopes.
This is Oh’s second attributed contribution in an academic paper. The first was also published during his co-op research term by the same research group, but for a different application of metalenses.
In Oh's first co-op job, he worked on genetic engineering research within Waterloo. Oh hopes that his next co-op position in September will include research work in another field to help him determine his future field of study as he plans for graduate studies.