Optics Daily · Saturday, October 17, 2026
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ZEISS Acquires Holography Company Ceres Holographics
ZEISS has acquired Ceres Holographics and will integrate it into ZEISS Microoptics, stepping up holographic mass production; Fanchuangwei's high-transparency AR lens project, with total investment of about 550 million yuan, lands in Taizhou; sliding metasurfaces achieve frequency filtering and beam deflection in a single device.
Technology & Research
Light: Science & ApplicationsOptics industrySliding Metasurface Achieves Frequency Filtering and Beam Steering in a Single Device
A review article in Light: Science & Applications presents the sliding metasurface developed by H. Shi, W. Zhu, G. Hu and colleagues. Relative lateral displacement between two complementary metasurface layers generates an effective phase gradient, enabling passive beam steering while retaining frequency-selective filtering. The authors argue that this geometry-driven passive approach is simpler and more scalable than tunable metasurfaces dependent on active components, and could be extended to the terahertz and optical bands.
Industry & Capital
Photonics.comOptics industryZEISS Acquires Holography Company Ceres Holographics
ZEISS has acquired holography company Ceres Holographics, which will be integrated into the ZEISS Microoptics business unit, focused on volume production of holographics, once the deal closes. ZEISS said the acquisition will advance the industrialization of holographic windshield display applications and accelerate entry into broader holographic markets such as retail, near-eye displays and public transportation.
OFweek Optics Network · NewsOptics industryOptics and AIFanchuangwei High-Transparency Optical AR Lens Project Lands in Taizhou With Total Investment of About 550 Million Yuan
Shanghai Fanchuangwei Technology's high-transparency optical AR glasses lens project has settled in Huangyan, Taizhou, to be carried out by Fanke Technology (Taizhou) in two phases, with a total investment of about 550 million yuan. Phase one, at about 150 million yuan, plans to complete an innovation center and pilot production line by 2027; phase two, at about 400 million yuan, targets annual production of 100 tons of high-purity silicon carbide optical material by 2028. The project targets AI glasses and AR terminals, covering the full chain from optical materials and etching processes to optical devices.