Analysis of wavefront reconstruction in surface wave holography

Yu Hui Chen*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Holography is a well-known technique that has a wide range of applications in information processing and data storage. Recently, a methodology named surface wave holography (SWH) that merges the concepts of conventional holography and nanophotonics was proposed to implement plasmonic wavefront shaping and manipulation. By advoiding the complicated inverse-problem solution and directly designing grooves on a metallic surface, this method has been exploited to realize the deliberate scattering and interference of surface waves in the Fresnel zone. Here we address the mathematical foundation of this methodology in order to place it on a solid physical ground. We present a detailed scalar-field analysis of the image recording and reconstruction processes involved in SWH. The theory shows that the discrete curves of holographic pattern on a metallic surface can indeed reconstruct the predesignated image, albeit with undesired slight aberration and distortion due to loss of some information.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICSIDP 2019 - IEEE International Conference on Signal, Information and Data Processing 2019
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781728123455
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2019
Event2019 IEEE International Conference on Signal, Information and Data Processing, ICSIDP 2019 - Chongqing, China
Duration: 11 Dec 201913 Dec 2019

Publication series

NameICSIDP 2019 - IEEE International Conference on Signal, Information and Data Processing 2019

Conference

Conference2019 IEEE International Conference on Signal, Information and Data Processing, ICSIDP 2019
Country/TerritoryChina
CityChongqing
Period11/12/1913/12/19

Keywords

  • plasmonic
  • scalar field
  • surface wave holography

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