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Plasmonic computing of spatial differentiation

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  • Tengfeng Zhu

    (State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, Zhejiang University)

  • Yihan Zhou

    (State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, Zhejiang University)

  • Yijie Lou

    (State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, Zhejiang University)

  • Hui Ye

    (State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, College of Optical Engineering, Zhejiang University)

  • Min Qiu

    (State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, College of Optical Engineering, Zhejiang University)

  • Zhichao Ruan

    (State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, Zhejiang University
    State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, College of Optical Engineering, Zhejiang University)

  • Shanhui Fan

    (Ginzton Laboratory, Stanford University)

Abstract

Optical analog computing offers high-throughput low-power-consumption operation for specialized computational tasks. Traditionally, optical analog computing in the spatial domain uses a bulky system of lenses and filters. Recent developments in metamaterials enable the miniaturization of such computing elements down to a subwavelength scale. However, the required metamaterial consists of a complex array of meta-atoms, and direct demonstration of image processing is challenging. Here, we show that the interference effects associated with surface plasmon excitations at a single metal–dielectric interface can perform spatial differentiation. And we experimentally demonstrate edge detection of an image without any Fourier lens. This work points to a simple yet powerful mechanism for optical analog computing at the nanoscale.

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  • Tengfeng Zhu & Yihan Zhou & Yijie Lou & Hui Ye & Min Qiu & Zhichao Ruan & Shanhui Fan, 2017. "Plasmonic computing of spatial differentiation," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 8(1), pages 1-6, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:8:y:2017:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms15391
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms15391
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