Neural Nano-Optics for High-Quality Thin Lens Imaging

Neural nano-optics offer a path to ultra-small imagers, by jointly learning a metasurface optical layer and neural feature-based image reconstruction. Compared to existing state-of-the-art hand-engineered approaches, neural nano-optics produces high-quality wide-FOV reconstructions corrected for chromatic aberrations.
Paper and Supplement here: light.princeto...

[@dragon-studio]

To others, who think results are not comparable, keep in mind that this is an early prototype, a proof of concept. By comparable results they mean the same F-number and same field of view, not the same resolution or the same dynamic range. Remember, first compound lenses and small sensors on smartphones were terrible, with noisy and terrible photos. Long time ago, my only camera was in a smartphone and I could make blurry and noisy 640x480 photos and awful 320x240 videos, and at the time this was considered good because low priced phones did not have camera at all. Truly comparable results to modern smartphone cameras may be expected only in a final product, which may have better and perhaps larger "nano lens", but it would make no sense to try to make large prototype without making a small prototype to verify that the technology truly works. And it may take many years, or even more than a decade, before that happens.

[@marcomonti9823]

Incredible! Without bulk lenses we can now begin to squeeze optics at cornea size.

[@ashu_asOfficial]

Amuzing video quality & animation A lot of 💖💖💖💖 from india 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@Mr077baes]

Well done 👍 you are grateful working sir Ji

[@Mr077baes]

Well done Work 👍👍👍

[@isabellagoogleaccount8418]

How are those results "comparable" in any way? They are extremely far off

[@kingsleyoseiabrah1]

The future Isabella, look into the future>>

[@emilianopaoloni5470]

Amazing!. What course should I take in university to be able to develop these type of things?

[@_tot_]

(I'm not at expert) There was Nano Photonics course in my uni, for instance.

[@antorroy5103]

Where can this camera be found?

[@Iskenderus]

Fantastic invention! Does it give more color accuracy and sharpness if it's dimensions increased?

[@ydnas5309]

Wow! Omg! This is amazing. Am stunned

[@guangyuanzhao6128]

impressive video!

[@akxyz97]

That's impressive 👏

[@tuexss]

"comparable" is a stretched term in this video :D

[@dragon-studio]

Amazing results, but the link in the QR code at the end of the video is broken.

[@princetoncomputationalimag3517]

Sorry about that! The correct link is in the description.

[@mrdevlorx]

wow! good job!

[@etyrnal]

the nerual nano images look horrifying. i mean, nice job for pulling off an interesting technical stunt... but the images do look terrible.

[@baconfilms4014]

Omg, where can I invest in it? xd

[@larspregge6420]

No Blockchain? No blockchain, no deal.

[@MaestroDK]

Don't look comparable to me - lots of artifacts and much less sharp. But still a milestone of course.

[@martinpalm7859]

Prototypes are like that. Proof of concept still works as passable enough like old cameras did.

[@bruceli9094]

No more camera hump. USA! USA! USA!

[@mbz16v]

Governments and Dictators are salivating... 😂

[@SKROOMNYJ]

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