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Sandeep Kumar Chamoli^1,2, Chunqi Jin^1,2, Yandong Fan^1,2

¹GPL Photonics Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Luminescence Science and Technology, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, 130033, P. R. China.

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This study introduces a novel metasurface for real-time, size-selective optical image processing. The technology enables high-resolution edge detection and dynamic denoising, overcoming limitations of digital post-processing.

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Area of Science:

Optics and Photonics
Metasurface Technology
Nanophotonics

Background:

All-optical image processing using metasurfaces offers high speed and low energy consumption.
Existing methods for edge detection struggle with background noise and clutter, necessitating digital post-processing.
Digital post-processing limits the accuracy, efficiency, and speed of optical image processing systems.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop an optical solution for real-time, size-selective image processing.
To overcome the limitations of conventional optical image processing techniques by eliminating the need for digital post-processing.
To demonstrate a metasurface capable of spatial band-pass filtering in momentum space for enhanced image analysis.

Main Methods:

Design and fabrication of a metal-dielectric-metal film metasurface.
Implementation of spatial band-pass filtering in momentum space (k-space).
Experimental demonstration of size-selective image processing, edge detection, and denoising.

Main Results:

Achieved high-resolution edge detection with a resolution of approximately 0.9 μm.
Demonstrated real-time dynamic denoising capabilities.
Successfully performed size-selective image processing using k-space filtering.

Conclusions:

The demonstrated k-space filtering metasurface enables advanced analog image processing.
This technology expands the capabilities of nonlocal flat optics for multifunctional image processors.
The developed metasurface offers a cost-effective, ultra-compact solution for applications in bio-imaging and target recognition.