Multi-Dimensional Acoustic Cascaded Holographic Encryption with Instantaneous Visual Decryption via Particle...

Acoustic holograms have emerged as valuable tools for information encryption owing to their versatile capabilities in sound field manipulation. However, current acoustic hologram-based encryption schemes suffer from two key drawbacks: first, they predominantly rely on encoding information into amplitude and/or phase profiles, limiting encryption dimensionality and security; second, their decryption processes depend on time-consuming mechanical scanning or complex signal processing, hindering real-time performance and practical applicability. Herein, a compact acoustic encryption device is demonstrated by integrating multi-dimensional multiplexed cascaded acoustic holography with particle manipulation. Beyond phase profiles, this device further employs the distance and in-plane rotation angle between cascaded holograms as additional secret keys to enhance encryption dimensionality and security. Notably, its decryption process is achieved through particle patterning within tens of seconds, eliminating the need for auxiliary complex instrumentation to visually reveal encrypted images. To achieve this, a physics-driven neural network-based inverse design scheme is developed to optimize the cascaded holograms. Experimental validation through 1D, 2D, and 3D encryption tests confirms the device's practicality, demonstrating enhanced encryption security and instantaneous visual decryption. Owing to its advantages of compact size, instantaneous visual decryption, and enhanced security, this device has great potential in acoustic encryption, cell/tissue engineering, and dynamic holographic displays.