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Yufei Liu¹, Weizhu Chen¹, Xinke Wang¹

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Keywords:

diffractive neural network metasurface optical computing

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Area of Science:

Optics and Photonics
Artificial Intelligence
Materials Science

Background:

Diffractive deep neural networks (DDNNs) are advancing optical computing but face challenges with 3D-printed diffractive optical elements (DOEs).
Limitations include high-order diffraction and low spatial utilization due to neuron sizes near the wavelength scale.

Purpose of the Study:

To design and demonstrate DDNNs using all-dielectric metasurfaces for enhanced optical computing.
To overcome the limitations of conventional DOEs in DDNNs.

Main Methods:

Designed DDNNs utilizing all-dielectric metasurfaces to achieve sub-wavelength neuron sizes.
Numerically simulated an optical half-adder and experimentally verified its performance in the terahertz frequency range.
Integrated 40,000 neurons within a compact 2x2 cm^2 metasurface layer.

Main Results:

Metasurface-based DDNNs significantly reduce neuron size, eliminating high-order diffraction.
Achieved a compact optical half-adder with high neuron density (40,000 neurons/layer).
Experimental verification in the terahertz domain confirmed the design's efficacy.

Conclusions:

Metasurface-based DDNNs offer a pathway to miniaturized and highly integrated optical computing devices.
This technology has potential applications in terahertz 6G communication, integrated photonics, and intelligent sensors.