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Area of Science:

Optics and Photonics
Metasurface Technology
Computational Imaging

Background:

Spatial differentiation is crucial for edge detection and information processing.
Metasurfaces offer a powerful platform for all-optical computation with high integration and parallel processing.
Existing methods primarily focus on 1D or 2D spatial differentiation, limiting compact 3D solutions.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose and demonstrate a compact three-dimensional (3D) all-optical spatial differentiator.
To extend the capabilities of metasurface-based spatial differentiation from 2D planes to 3D space.
To achieve simultaneous 3D imaging and edge detection using a single device.

Main Methods:

Leveraging handedness multiplexing by combining Pancharatnam-Berry (PB) and propagation phases.
Designing and fabricating a single multifocal metalens for integrated optical computation.
Utilizing switchable functionality by changing the handedness of incident light.

Main Results:

Demonstration of a high-integrated meta-differentiator system.
Simultaneous achievement of 3D imaging and edge detection for objects at varying distances.
Switchable functionality between different spatial differentiation tasks by altering light handedness.

Conclusions:

The developed meta-differentiator significantly extends spatial differentiation from 2D to 3D space.
This advancement broadens the operational domain and accelerates information processing speeds.
The work opens new avenues for metasurfaces in all-optical computation, information processing, and advanced imaging.