Nature Communications (May 2017)

Plasmonic computing of spatial differentiation

  • Tengfeng Zhu,
  • Yihan Zhou,
  • Yijie Lou,
  • Hui Ye,
  • Min Qiu,
  • Zhichao Ruan,
  • Shanhui Fan

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15391
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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For specific problems, analog optical computing can be faster and more computationally efficient than digital methods. Here, Zhuet al. simplify the often metamaterial-based approach to a single thin metal film, with which they demonstrate spatial differentiation.