[{"author":[{"last_name":"Roques-Carmes","first_name":"Charles","id":"e2e68fc9-6505-11ef-a541-eb4e72cc3e82","full_name":"Roques-Carmes, Charles"},{"full_name":"Wang, Kai","first_name":"Kai","last_name":"Wang"},{"full_name":"Yang, Yuanmu","first_name":"Yuanmu","last_name":"Yang"},{"last_name":"Majumdar","first_name":"Arka","full_name":"Majumdar, Arka"},{"last_name":"Lin","first_name":"Zin","full_name":"Lin, Zin"}],"date_created":"2026-03-30T12:22:47Z","issue":"4","type":"journal_article","doi":"10.1021/acsphotonics.4c02266","status":"public","OA_type":"closed access","title":"Metaoptic computational imaging","date_updated":"2026-04-27T07:12:34Z","day":"13","language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"oa_version":"None","intvolume":"        12","abstract":[{"lang":"eng","text":"Metasurfaces, ultrathin structures composed of subwavelength optical elements, have revolutionized light manipulation by enabling precise control over electromagnetic waves’ amplitude, phase, polarization, and spectral properties. Concurrently, computational imaging leverages algorithms to reconstruct images from optically processed signals, overcoming the limitations of traditional imaging systems. This Perspective explores the synergistic integration of metaoptics and computational imaging, “metaoptic computational imaging”, which combines the physical wavefront shaping ability of metasurfaces with advanced computational algorithms to enhance imaging performance beyond conventional limits. We discuss how metaoptic computational imaging addresses the inherent limitations of single-layer metasurfaces in achieving multifunctionality without compromising efficiency. By treating metasurfaces as physical preconditioners and codesigning them with reconstruction algorithms through end-to-end (inverse) design, it is possible to jointly optimize the optical hardware and computational software. Advanced applications and new frontiers in the field enabled by metaoptic computational imaging are highlighted, including phase imaging and quantum state measurement."}],"year":"2025","page":"1722-1733","keyword":["nanophotonics","metasurfaces","computational imaging","inverse design"],"quality_controlled":"1","fulldoi":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.4c02266","scopus_import":"1","publisher":"American Chemical Society","publication":"ACS Photonics","_id":"21530","publication_identifier":{"eissn":["2330-4022"]},"extern":"1","article_processing_charge":"No","volume":12,"citation":{"ieee":"C. Roques-Carmes, K. Wang, Y. Yang, A. Majumdar, and Z. Lin, “Metaoptic computational imaging,” <i>ACS Photonics</i>, vol. 12, no. 4. American Chemical Society, pp. 1722–1733, 2025.","short":"C. Roques-Carmes, K. Wang, Y. Yang, A. Majumdar, Z. Lin, ACS Photonics 12 (2025) 1722–1733.","apa":"Roques-Carmes, C., Wang, K., Yang, Y., Majumdar, A., &#38; Lin, Z. (2025). Metaoptic computational imaging. <i>ACS Photonics</i>. American Chemical Society. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.4c02266\">https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.4c02266</a>","mla":"Roques-Carmes, Charles, et al. “Metaoptic Computational Imaging.” <i>ACS Photonics</i>, vol. 12, no. 4, American Chemical Society, 2025, pp. 1722–33, doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.4c02266\">10.1021/acsphotonics.4c02266</a>.","ista":"Roques-Carmes C, Wang K, Yang Y, Majumdar A, Lin Z. 2025. Metaoptic computational imaging. ACS Photonics. 12(4), 1722–1733.","chicago":"Roques-Carmes, Charles, Kai Wang, Yuanmu Yang, Arka Majumdar, and Zin Lin. “Metaoptic Computational Imaging.” <i>ACS Photonics</i>. American Chemical Society, 2025. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.4c02266\">https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.4c02266</a>.","ama":"Roques-Carmes C, Wang K, Yang Y, Majumdar A, Lin Z. Metaoptic computational imaging. <i>ACS Photonics</i>. 2025;12(4):1722-1733. doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.4c02266\">10.1021/acsphotonics.4c02266</a>"},"publication_status":"published","date_published":"2025-02-13T00:00:00Z","month":"02","user_id":"2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","article_type":"original"},{"article_type":"original","user_id":"ba8df636-2132-11f1-aed0-ed93e2281fdd","month":"12","date_published":"2020-12-23T00:00:00Z","publication_status":"published","citation":{"ieee":"Z. Lin, C. Roques-Carmes, R. Pestourie, M. Soljačić, A. Majumdar, and S. G. Johnson, “End‐to‐end nanophotonic inverse design for imaging and polarimetry,” <i>Nanophotonics</i>, vol. 10, no. 3. Wiley, pp. 1177–1187, 2020.","mla":"Lin, Zin, et al. “End‐to‐end Nanophotonic Inverse Design for Imaging and Polarimetry.” <i>Nanophotonics</i>, vol. 10, no. 3, Wiley, 2020, pp. 1177–87, doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1515/nanoph-2020-0579\">10.1515/nanoph-2020-0579</a>.","apa":"Lin, Z., Roques-Carmes, C., Pestourie, R., Soljačić, M., Majumdar, A., &#38; Johnson, S. G. (2020). End‐to‐end nanophotonic inverse design for imaging and polarimetry. <i>Nanophotonics</i>. Wiley. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1515/nanoph-2020-0579\">https://doi.org/10.1515/nanoph-2020-0579</a>","ista":"Lin Z, Roques-Carmes C, Pestourie R, Soljačić M, Majumdar A, Johnson SG. 2020. End‐to‐end nanophotonic inverse design for imaging and polarimetry. Nanophotonics. 10(3), 1177–1187.","short":"Z. Lin, C. Roques-Carmes, R. Pestourie, M. Soljačić, A. Majumdar, S.G. Johnson, Nanophotonics 10 (2020) 1177–1187.","ama":"Lin Z, Roques-Carmes C, Pestourie R, Soljačić M, Majumdar A, Johnson SG. End‐to‐end nanophotonic inverse design for imaging and polarimetry. <i>Nanophotonics</i>. 2020;10(3):1177-1187. doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1515/nanoph-2020-0579\">10.1515/nanoph-2020-0579</a>","chicago":"Lin, Zin, Charles Roques-Carmes, Raphaël Pestourie, Marin Soljačić, Arka Majumdar, and Steven G. Johnson. “End‐to‐end Nanophotonic Inverse Design for Imaging and Polarimetry.” <i>Nanophotonics</i>. Wiley, 2020. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1515/nanoph-2020-0579\">https://doi.org/10.1515/nanoph-2020-0579</a>."},"volume":10,"article_processing_charge":"No","extern":"1","oa":1,"OA_place":"publisher","arxiv":1,"_id":"21642","publication_identifier":{"eissn":["2192-8614"],"issn":["2192-8614"]},"publication":"Nanophotonics","publisher":"Wiley","scopus_import":"1","fulldoi":"https://doi.org/10.1515/nanoph-2020-0579","quality_controlled":"1","page":"1177-1187","keyword":["computational imaging","end-to-end photonic inverse design","inverse scattering","meta-optics","polarimetry"],"year":"2020","external_id":{"arxiv":["2006.09145"]},"abstract":[{"lang":"eng","text":"By codesigning a metaoptical front end in conjunction with an image‐processing back end, we demonstrate noise sensitivity and compactness substantially superior to either an optics‐only or a computation‐only approach, illustrated by two examples: subwavelength imaging and reconstruction of the full polarization coherence matrices of multiple light sources. Our end‐to‐end inverse designs couple the solution of the full Maxwell equations—exploiting all aspects of wave physics arising in subwavelength scatterers—with inverse‐scattering algorithms in a single large‐scale optimization involving  degrees of freedom. The resulting structures scatter light in a way that is radically different from either a conventional lens or a random microstructure, and suppress the noise sensitivity of the inverse‐scattering computation by several orders of magnitude. Incorporating the full wave physics is especially crucial for detecting spectral and polarization information that is discarded by geometric optics and scalar diffraction theory."}],"DOAJ_listed":"1","intvolume":"        10","oa_version":"Published Version","language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"day":"23","date_updated":"2026-04-27T09:29:25Z","title":"End‐to‐end nanophotonic inverse design for imaging and polarimetry","OA_type":"gold","status":"public","doi":"10.1515/nanoph-2020-0579","type":"journal_article","main_file_link":[{"open_access":"1","url":"https://doi.org/10.1515/nanoph-2020-0579"}],"issue":"3","date_created":"2026-03-30T12:22:48Z","tmp":{"short":"CC BY (4.0)","image":"/images/cc_by.png","name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0)","legal_code_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode"},"author":[{"first_name":"Zin","last_name":"Lin","full_name":"Lin, Zin"},{"last_name":"Roques-Carmes","id":"e2e68fc9-6505-11ef-a541-eb4e72cc3e82","first_name":"Charles","full_name":"Roques-Carmes, Charles"},{"full_name":"Pestourie, Raphaël","first_name":"Raphaël","last_name":"Pestourie"},{"first_name":"Marin","last_name":"Soljačić","full_name":"Soljačić, Marin"},{"last_name":"Majumdar","first_name":"Arka","full_name":"Majumdar, Arka"},{"last_name":"Johnson","first_name":"Steven G.","full_name":"Johnson, Steven G."}],"ddc":["530"]}]