Novel design of 3D imaging pixel on-chip using a micro-conjugate mirror system

Abstract

We have proposed the novel design of 3D imaging pixel on-chip using a micro-conjugate mirror system, where the nonlinear microring resonator known as a Panda ring resonator is designed to form the micro-conjugate mirror, which can be used to construct a three dimensional (3D) imaging system. Two micro-conjugate mirrors are vertically formed by stacking the two nonlinear Panda rings, which can be used to manipulate the 3D imaging perception, from which the human 3D vision can be replaced by a large area single eye device. In application, a thin film device of a single eye onchip can be modeled and the artificial eye constructed. Simulation results obtained have shown that the single point (pixel) of an object can be interpreted to form the 3D image by the device whispering gallery modes (WGMs), from which the reference and the object beams are interfered and the 3D pixel formed. Finally, the holographic display information can be interpreted by the optic nerves and brain processing cells. The 3D image output signals can be confirmed theoretically by the symmetrical imaging signals.