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This study introduces a novel diffractive camera for laser protection, significantly improving imaging system resilience. The camera effectively reduces laser intensity, enhancing damage thresholds and maintaining high image quality for applications like drones and security.

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Area of Science:

Optical Engineering
Laser Physics
Computational Imaging

Background:

Wavefront coding imaging is a promising technique for protecting electro-optical systems from lasers.
Current designs struggle with broadband laser protection and lack experimental validation.
Achieving dual-wavelength achromatism for optimal imaging and laser defense is challenging.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and validate a broadband laser-damage-resistant diffractive camera with high imaging quality.
To overcome limitations of single-wavelength designs and experimentally verify laser protection capabilities.
To enhance the laser-damage threshold of imaging systems for diverse applications.

Main Methods:

A deep optics framework was used to co-design a learnable diffractive optical element (DOE) and an image recovery neural network (NN).
The NN was developed in two stages to restore images affected by variable laser glare.
The DOE was fabricated using lithography, and its performance was validated through laser-damage tests.

Main Results:

The diffractive camera reduced peak laser intensity on the sensor by over 99% in the 473-688 nm spectrum.
The laser-damage threshold was enhanced by two orders of magnitude.
High imaging quality was maintained, with a peak signal-to-noise ratio exceeding 24 dB.

Conclusions:

The developed diffractive camera offers robust broadband laser protection while preserving excellent imaging performance.
Experimental validation confirms significant enhancement in laser-damage resistance.
This technology holds great potential for laser-involved imaging scenarios, including autopilots, drones, and security systems.