Tunable Nonlocal Metasurfaces for Edge Computing and Processing
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Summary
The Department of Defense is seeking proposals to design, fabricate, and characterize tunable nonlocal metasurfaces that perform analog image‑processing functions such as Fourier operations, de‑noising, and object recognition directly in the optical path of mid‑wave infrared thermal‑imaging systems. The effort aims to reduce latency, power consumption, and system complexity by moving processing from digital post‑processing to an optical front‑end, with particular interest in broadband, low‑SWaP solutions that operate under realistic partially coherent illumination.