Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Oct. 14, 2024
In
robotics,
particularly
for
autonomous
navigation
and
human-robot
collaboration,
the
significance
of
unconventional
imaging
techniques
efficient
data
processing
capabilities
is
paramount.
The
unstructured
environments
encountered
by
robots,
coupled
with
complex
missions
assigned
to
them,
present
numerous
challenges
necessitating
diverse
visual
functionalities,
consequently,
development
multifunctional
robotic
vision
systems
has
become
indispensable.
Meanwhile,
rich
diversity
inherent
in
animal
systems,
honed
over
evolutionary
epochs
meet
their
survival
demands
across
varied
habitats,
serves
as
a
profound
source
inspirations.
Here,
recent
advancements
drawing
inspiration
from
natural
ocular
structures
perception
mechanisms
are
delineated.
First,
unique
functionalities
eyes
terrestrial,
aerial,
aquatic
habitats
signal
mechanism
humans
explored.
Then,
designs
bio-inspired
electronic
explored,
engineered
mimic
key
components
underlying
optical
principles
eyes.
Furthermore,
neuromorphic
image
sensors
discussed,
emulating
functional
properties
synapses,
neurons,
retinas
thereby
enhancing
accuracy
efficiency
tasks.
Next,
integration
examples
mobile
robotic/biological
introduced.
Finally,
forward-looking
outlook
on
provided.
Abstract
Functionalized
optical
fiber
tips
featuring
miniature
sizes
and
diverse
functions
have
broken
the
limitations
of
traditional
with
fixed
shapes
single
materials,
significantly
enriching
application
scenarios
in
communication,
sensing,
imaging,
other
fields.
However,
unconventional
shape
presents
challenges
manufacturing
arbitrarily
sophisticated
3D
micro/nano
structures
on
tips.
Femtosecond
laser
nano‐printing
(FL‐3DNp)
technology
injects
new
vitality
into
functionalization
due
to
its
high‐precision,
customizable
structure,
real
processing
abilities,
as
well
advantages
non‐vacuum,
maskless,
plentiful
materials.
This
paper
extensively
compares
key
performance
parameters
various
micro‐nano
technologies
for
functionalizing
probes
focuses
FL‐3DNp
technology.
In
addition,
latest
research
progresses
are
systematically
presented
from
perspective
structure
application.
Finally,
current
future
development
directions
this
emerging
field
discussed,
aiming
at
providing
scientific
industrial
guidance
fibers.
International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
5(3), P. 035007 - 035007
Published: June 2, 2023
Highlights
Ultra-fast
tomographic
volumetric
printing
of
complex
optics.
Enhancing
the
surface
quality
TVP-printed
optics
by
coordinating
a
meniscus
equilibrium.
Facile
design
and
rapid
prototyping
spatially
lens
with
enhanced
performance.
Advanced Photonics,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
6(05)
Published: May 20, 2024
Planar
cameras
with
high
performance
and
wide
field
of
view
(FOV)
are
critical
in
various
fields,
requiring
highly
compact
integrated
technology.
Existing
FOV
metalenses
show
great
potential
for
ultrathin
optical
components,
but
there
is
a
set
tricky
challenges,
such
as
chromatic
aberrations
correction,
central
bright
speckle
removal,
image
quality
improvement
FOV.
We
design
neural
meta-camera
by
introducing
knowledge-fused
data-driven
paradigm
equipped
transformer-based
network.
Such
enables
the
network
to
sequentially
assimilate
physical
prior
experimental
data
metalens,
thus
can
effectively
mitigate
aforementioned
challenges.
An
ultra-wide
meta-camera,
integrating
an
off-axis
monochromatic
aberration-corrected
metalens
CMOS
sensor
without
any
relay
lenses,
employed
demonstrate
availability.
High-quality
reconstructed
results
color
images
real
scene
at
different
distances
validate
that
proposed
achieve
(>100
deg)
full-color
correction
aberration,
distortion,
speckle,
contrast
increase
up
13.5
times.
Notably,
coupled
its
size
(<
0.13
cm3),
portability,
imaging
capacity,
emerges
compelling
alternative
applications,
micro-navigation,
micro-endoscopes,
on-chip
devices.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Oct. 14, 2024
In
robotics,
particularly
for
autonomous
navigation
and
human-robot
collaboration,
the
significance
of
unconventional
imaging
techniques
efficient
data
processing
capabilities
is
paramount.
The
unstructured
environments
encountered
by
robots,
coupled
with
complex
missions
assigned
to
them,
present
numerous
challenges
necessitating
diverse
visual
functionalities,
consequently,
development
multifunctional
robotic
vision
systems
has
become
indispensable.
Meanwhile,
rich
diversity
inherent
in
animal
systems,
honed
over
evolutionary
epochs
meet
their
survival
demands
across
varied
habitats,
serves
as
a
profound
source
inspirations.
Here,
recent
advancements
drawing
inspiration
from
natural
ocular
structures
perception
mechanisms
are
delineated.
First,
unique
functionalities
eyes
terrestrial,
aerial,
aquatic
habitats
signal
mechanism
humans
explored.
Then,
designs
bio-inspired
electronic
explored,
engineered
mimic
key
components
underlying
optical
principles
eyes.
Furthermore,
neuromorphic
image
sensors
discussed,
emulating
functional
properties
synapses,
neurons,
retinas
thereby
enhancing
accuracy
efficiency
tasks.
Next,
integration
examples
mobile
robotic/biological
introduced.
Finally,
forward-looking
outlook
on
provided.
