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Metasurface-enabled small-satellite polarisation imaging.

Sarah E Dean¹, Josephine Munro¹, Neuton Li¹

¹ARC Centre of Excellence for Transformative Meta-Optical Systems (TMOS), Department of Electronic Materials Engineering, Research School of Physics, Australian National University Canberra ACT 2600 Australia sarah.dean@anu.edu.au.

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A novel diffractive metasurface enables single-shot full-Stokes polarization imaging for Earth observation on small satellites. This compact, lightweight optical system overcomes size limitations, enhancing remote sensing capabilities.

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Area of Science:

Optics and Photonics
Remote Sensing Technology
Satellite Engineering

Background:

Polarization imaging enhances object and surface visibility beyond traditional methods.
Full-Stokes polarization imaging offers advanced processing, crucial for Earth observation tasks like water glint filtering.
Small satellites provide accessible remote sensing platforms but face size and weight constraints limiting conventional optics.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a compact and lightweight optical system for full-Stokes polarization imaging suitable for small satellites.
To overcome the limitations of bulky conventional optics in small satellite remote sensing.
To enable single-shot full-Stokes polarization imaging of the Earth's surface using a novel metasurface.

Main Methods:

Modeling an ultra-thin, topology-optimized diffractive metasurface.
Encoding polarization states into five distinct diffraction orders.
Positioning the metasurface in a telescope's pupil plane for single-detector imaging.

Main Results:

The metasurface enables single-shot full-Stokes polarization imaging by projecting diffraction orders onto a single detector.
Five rectangular image swaths are designed for full camera width utilization, stitchable for a complete field of view.
Four out of five diffraction orders allow full polarization state reconstruction and simultaneous error monitoring.

Conclusions:

A metasurface-based polarization imaging system offers a lightweight and compact solution for small satellites.
This novel approach significantly increases the functionality of small satellites within their volume and weight constraints.
The technology advances remote sensing capabilities for Earth observation by enabling advanced polarization analysis on miniaturized platforms.