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ArticleLight, science & applications2026

Enhanced infrared-to-visible upconversion imaging via metasurface-lanthanide nanoparticle hybrid screens.

Nima Sefidmooye Azar, Matthew Parry, Xiao Qi, Changhwan Lee, Wendy S L Lee, Benjamin Russell, Wei Luo, Robert W de Gille, Damian Nelson, Sivacarendran Balendhran and 9 more

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Nima Sefidmooye AzarSchool of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, 3010, VIC, Australia.
Matthew ParryARC Centre of Excellence for Transformative Meta-Optical Systems (TMOS), Research School of Physics, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
Xiao QiThe Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, 94720, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4884-6454
Changhwan LeeDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, 10027, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-7703-528X
Wendy S L LeeARC Centre of Excellence for Transformative Meta-Optical Systems (TMOS), University of Melbourne, Parkville, 3010, VIC, Australia.
Benjamin RussellSchool of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, 3010, VIC, Australia.
Wei LuoSchool of Chemistry, University of Melbourne, Parkville, 3010, VIC, Australia.
Robert W de GilleSchool of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, 3010, VIC, Australia.
Damian NelsonSchool of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, 3010, VIC, Australia.
Sivacarendran BalendhranSchool of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, 3010, VIC, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4390-3491
Jiajun MengSchool of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, 3010, VIC, Australia.
Henry TanSchool of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, 3010, VIC, Australia.
Gus O BoninSchool of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, 3010, VIC, Australia.
Duk-Yong ChoiDepartment of Quantum Science and Technology, Research School of Physics, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5339-3085
P James SchuckDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, 10027, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9244-2671
Emory M ChanThe Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, 94720, CA, USA.
Bruce E CohenThe Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, 94720, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3655-3638
Dragomir N NeshevARC Centre of Excellence for Transformative Meta-Optical Systems (TMOS), Research School of Physics, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4508-8646
Kenneth B CrozierSchool of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, 3010, VIC, Australia. kenneth.crozier@unimelb.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0947-001X

Funding

Department of Education and Training | Australian Research Council (ARC) CE200100010Department of Education and Training | Australian Research Council (ARC) DP240101309National Science Foundation (NSF) CHE-2203510United States Department of Defense | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) HR001111365551United States Department of Defense | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) HR00112220006U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) DE-AC02-05CH11231U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) DE-SC0019443
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Accessing the rich information carried by infrared light typically relies on bulky, complex optoelectronic systems. Lanthanide-based upconverting nanoparticles (UCNPs) offer a compelling alternative by converting infrared light into visible photons through nonlinear anti-Stokes processes. However, achieving strong upconversion under the low excitation intensities relevant to infrared vision remains challenging, motivating strategies to enhance light-matter interaction. Here, we demonstrate enhanced infrared-to-visible upconversion imaging enabled by integrating alloyed Yb/Er UCNPs with a resonant dielectric metasurface. The metasurface supports an optical resonance aligned with the UCNP excitation band, leading to over three orders of magnitude enhancement in upconversion emission. Crucially, flat-band angular dispersion of this resonance enables uniform enhancement across incident angles relevant to imaging, thereby preserving spatial frequency content and yielding sharp, high-contrast images. In light of ongoing advances in lanthanide-based materials, this metasurface-UCNP hybrid screen provides a promising platform for compact, detector-free, and scalable infrared imaging technologies based on optical upconversion.

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PMID42717191
PMCPMC13558671

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