Goos–Hänchen effect enabled optical differential operation and image edge detection
Dingyu Xu, Shanshan He, Junxiao Zhou, Shizhen Chen, Shuangchun Wen, Hailu Luo
Abstract
The Goos–Hänchen effect has found many important applications in photonics and optoelectronics since its discovery in 1947. Here, we propose unique applications of the Goos–Hänchen effect in optical differential operation and image edge detection. This Letter describes the theoretical foundation and experimental realization of the proposed scheme. By incorporating with the microscopy technique, our scheme may find important applications in cell and molecular imaging.
Topics & Concepts
Realization (probability)PhotonicsEnhanced Data Rates for GSM EvolutionDifferential (mechanical device)OpticsEdge detectionMicroscopyOptoelectronicsOptical microscopeComputer sciencePhysicsNanotechnologyImage (mathematics)Materials scienceImage processingTelecommunicationsComputer visionScanning electron microscopeMathematicsStatisticsThermodynamicsQuantum optics and atomic interactionsNonlinear Dynamics and Pattern FormationPhotoreceptor and optogenetics research