Insight from Darkness: Nanophotonics for real-time phase imaging

该项目旨在开发在纳米尺度上形成图案的超薄表面，用于从光学波场中提取信息。这些设备可以设计为提供透明对象的实时相位对比度成像。这种能力将开启活细胞成像的可能性，不需要昂贵的光学元件，也不需要或最少的计算后处理。平面配置设计为与下一代芯片上实验室技术兼容，并允许快速吞吐量诊断，在生物医学和材料科学中具有潜在应用。预期的项目结果也可能支持在理解光与纳米结构相互作用方面取得的根本性进展。

This project aims to develop ultrathin surfaces patterned on the nanoscale for extracting information from optical wavefields. These devices can be designed to provide real-time phase contrast imaging of transparent objects. This capability would open up the possibility of live-cell imaging with no expensive optical components and no, or minimal, computational post-processing. The planar configuration is designed to be compatible with next-generation lab-on-a-chip technologies and permit rapid throughput diagnostics with potential applications in biomedicine and materials science. Expected project outcomes may also underpin fundamental advances in understanding the interaction of light with nanostructures.