Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 20, Issue 7, 073601(2022)

Inverse design of 1D color splitter for high-efficiency color imaging

Jiahao Li1, Mengwei Cao1,2, Weili Liang1, Yilin Zhang1, Zhenwei Xie1、*, and Xiaocong Yuan1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Nanophotonics Research Center, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Micro-Scale Optical Information Technology & Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
  • 2Department of Physics, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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    Jiahao Li, Mengwei Cao, Weili Liang, Yilin Zhang, Zhenwei Xie, Xiaocong Yuan. Inverse design of 1D color splitter for high-efficiency color imaging[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2022, 20(7): 073601

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    Category: Nanophotonics, Metamaterials, and Plasmonics

    Received: Feb. 1, 2022

    Accepted: Apr. 14, 2022

    Posted: Apr. 15, 2022

    Published Online: May. 6, 2022

    The Author Email: Zhenwei Xie (ayst3_1415926@sina.com)

    DOI:10.3788/COL202220.073601

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