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Photonics Research, Volume. 5, Issue 1, 15(2017)

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Zhenxing Liu, Yuanyuan Liu, Yougang Ke, Yachao Liu, Weixing Shu, Hailu Luo^*, and Shuangchun Wen

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Laboratory for Spin Photonics, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China

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Received: Sep. 13, 2016

Accepted: Nov. 8, 2016

Published Online: Feb. 8, 2017

The Author Email: Hailu Luo (hailuluo@hnu.edu.cn)

DOI:10.1364/PRJ.5.000015

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