Multi-dimensional camouflage against VIS-NIR hyperspectral, MIR intensity, and MIR polarization imaging

Rui Qin; Huanzheng Zhu; Rongxuan Zhu; Pintu Ghosh; Min Qiu; Qiang Li

doi:10.1038/s41377-025-02145-w

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Multi-dimensional camouflage against VIS-NIR hyperspectral, MIR intensity, and MIR polarization imaging

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- Multi-dimensional camouflage against VIS-NIR hyperspectral, MIR intensity, and MIR polarization imaging
- Multi-dimensional camouflage against VIS-NIR hyperspectral, MIR intensity, and MIR polarization imaging
- Light: Science & Applications 2026年15卷第2期页码：665-674
- Affiliations：
  
  1.State Key Laboratory of Extreme Photonics and Instrumentation, College of Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
  2.Key Laboratory of 3D Micro/Nano Fabrication and Characterization of Zhejiang Province, School of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou, China
- Author bio：
  
  Qiang Li (qiangli@zju.edu.cn)
- Funds：
- DOI：10.1038/s41377-025-02145-w
  中图分类号：
- 收稿：2025-03-19，
  
  修回：2025-11-10，
  
  录用：2025-11-21，
  
  网络首发：2026-01-12，
  
  纸质出版：2026-02-28
- Accepted：
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Rui Qin, Huanzheng Zhu, Rongxuan Zhu, 等. Multi-dimensional camouflage against VIS-NIR hyperspectral, MIR intensity, and MIR polarization imaging[J]. Light: Science & Applications, 2026,15(2):665-674.

Qin, R. et al. Multi-dimensional camouflage against VIS-NIR hyperspectral, MIR intensity, and MIR polarization imaging. Light: Science & Applications, 15, 665-674 (2026).
Rui Qin, Huanzheng Zhu, Rongxuan Zhu, 等. Multi-dimensional camouflage against VIS-NIR hyperspectral, MIR intensity, and MIR polarization imaging[J]. Light: Science & Applications, 2026,15(2):665-674. DOI： 10.1038/s41377-025-02145-w.

Qin, R. et al. Multi-dimensional camouflage against VIS-NIR hyperspectral, MIR intensity, and MIR polarization imaging. Light: Science & Applications, 15, 665-674 (2026). DOI： 10.1038/s41377-025-02145-w.

摘要

Abstract

Camouflage is essential in modern security and military operations

playing a critical role in evading detection and enhancing the survivability of equipment. However

most existing camouflage devices operate in a single dimension

rendering them inadequate against emerging multi-dimensional detection techniques

including visible to near-infrared (VIS-NIR) hyperspectral imaging and mid-infrared (MIR) polarization imaging. In this work

we propose a multi-dimensional camouflage strategy that realizes simultaneous VIS-NIR spectrum camouflage

MIR intensity

and polarization camouflage by a hierarchical structure. The multi-dimensional camouflage device exhibits an emissivity of 0.7

a low degree of linear polarization (< 1.5%) at large observation angles in MIR range

and high spectral similarity (> 96.9%) in the VIS-NIR range. Moreover

it deceives hyperspectral classification in vegetative background and blends into its environment under MIR intensity and polarization imaging. This work introduces a novel paradigm for multi-dimensional camouflage techniques and opens up new avenues for electromagnetic waves manipulation.

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