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Neural Network‐Assisted End‐to‐End Design for Full Light Field Control of Meta‐Optics

Hanbin Chi, Yueqiang Hu, Xiangnian Ou, Yuting Jiang, Dian Yu, Shaozhen Lou, Quan Wang, Qiong Xie, Cheng‐Wei Qiu, Huigao Duan

2025Advanced Materials47 citationsDOI

Abstract

Meta-optics, with unique light-matter interactions and extensive design space, underpins versatile and compact optical devices through flexible multi-parameter light field control. However, conventional designs struggle with the intricate interdependencies of nano-structural complex responses across wavelengths and polarizations at a system level, hindering high-performance full-light field control. Here, a neural network-assisted end-to-end design framework that facilitates global, gradient-based optimization of multifunctional meta-optics layouts for full light field control is proposed. Its superiority over separated design is showcased by utilizing the limited design space for multi-wavelength-polarization holography with enhanced performance (e.g., ≈6 × structural similarity index experimentally). By harnessing the dispersive full-parameter Jones matrix, orthogonal tri-polarization multi-wavelength-depth holography is further demonstrated, breaking conventional channel limitations. To highlight its versatility, non-orthogonal polarizations (>3) are showcased for arbitrary polarized-spectral multi-information processing applications in display, imaging, and computing. The comprehensive framework elevates light field control in meta-optics, delivering superior performance, enhanced functionality, and improved reliability, thereby paving the way for next-generation intelligent optical technologies.

Topics & Concepts

End-to-end principleMaterials scienceField (mathematics)Artificial neural networkNanotechnologyOpticsComputer scienceArtificial intelligencePhysicsPure mathematicsMathematicsPhotonic and Optical DevicesPhotonic Crystals and ApplicationsMetamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications
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