Large Field-of-View Thermal Imaging via All-Silicon Meta-Optics

Abstract

A broad range of imaging and sensing technologies in the infrared require large Field-of-View (FoV) operation. To achieve this, traditional refractive systems often employ multiple elements to compensate for aberrations, which leads to excess size, weight, and cost. For many applications, including night vision eye-wear, air-borne surveillance, and autonomous navigation for unmanned aerial vehicles, size and weight are highly constrained. Sub-wavelength diffractive optics, also known as meta-optics, can dramatically reduce the size, weight, and cost of these imaging systems, as meta-optics are significantly thinner and lighter than traditional refractive lenses. Here, we demonstrate 80${}^{\circ }$ FoV thermal imaging in the long-wavelength infrared regime (8-12 $\mu$m) using an all-silicon meta-optic with an entrance aperture and lens focal length of 1 cm.

arXiv comment9 pages, 5 figures

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