Dielectric metasurface based advanced image processing

Andrei Komar, Rifat A. Aoni, Lei Xu, Mohsen Rahmani, Andrey E. Miroshnichenko, Dragomir N. Neshev

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    Abstract

    We numerically and experimentally demonstrate an optical image processing technique in the form of edge detection of an object by exploring the angular selectivity of dielectric metasurfaces. By taking the advantages of resonant dielectric metasurfaces with spatial dispersion property, we efficiently filter-out the lower k-vector components of an image and only allow the higher k-vectors resulting in displaying the silhouettes of an object. We have considered dielectric amorphous silicon (a-Si) nanodisk with hexagonal structure interface which provides nearly zero transmission for lower k-vectors and near-unity transmission for higher k-vectors at the operating wavelength of 1550 nm. The proposed metasurface has been fabricated using electron beam lithography followed by a lift-off process. Our results suggest a new way to realize the effective edge detection with dielectric metasurfaces and open new opportunities for ultracompact optical image processing devices, having various applications in microscopy.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationSPIE Micro + Nano Materials, Devices, and Applications 2019
    EditorsM. Cather Simpson, Saulius Juodkazis
    PublisherSPIE
    ISBN (Electronic)9781510631427
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2019
    EventSPIE Micro + Nano Materials, Devices, and Applications 2019 - Melbourne, Australia
    Duration: 9 Dec 201912 Dec 2019

    Publication series

    NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
    Volume11201
    ISSN (Print)0277-786X
    ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

    Conference

    ConferenceSPIE Micro + Nano Materials, Devices, and Applications 2019
    Country/TerritoryAustralia
    CityMelbourne
    Period9/12/1912/12/19

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