Journal
NANOPHOTONICS
Volume 10, Issue 1, Pages 741-748Publisher
WALTER DE GRUYTER GMBH
DOI: 10.1515/nanoph-2020-0366
Keywords
asymmetric photonic spin-orbit interactions; edge detection; metasurface; spatial differentiator
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [611975210, 61822511]
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This article presents a monolithic metasurface spatial differentiator for edge detection, which operates via polarization degree and has been demonstrated to work effectively in a broadband range. Additionally, experimental results show successful 2D edge detection using the proposed monolithic metasurface design.
Spatial differentiator is the key element for edge detection, which is indispensable in image processing, computer vision involving image recognition, image restoration, image compression, and so on. Spatial differentiators based on metasurfaces are simpler and more compact compared with traditional bulky optical analog differentiators. However, most of them still rely on complex optical systems, leading to the degraded compactness and efficiency of the edge detection systems. To further reduce the complexity of the edge detection system, a monolithic metasurface spatial differentiator is demonstrated based on asymmetric photonic spin-orbit interactions. Edge detection can be accomplished via such a monolithic metasurface using the polarization degree. Experimental results show that the designed monolithic spatial differentiator works in a broadband range. Moreover, 2D edge detection is experimentally demonstrated by the proposed monolithic metasurface. The proposed design can be applied at visible and near-infrared wavelengths by proper dielectric materials and designs. We envision this approach may find potential applications in optical analog computing on compact optical platforms.
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