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Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 62, Issue 18, 1817012(2025)

Bloch Surface Wave Detection Technology and Its Biomedical Applications (Invited)

Shuna Li1, Yuhang Wan2、*, and Yanyu Zhao3、**
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  • 1School of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, Shanxi , China
  • 2School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
  • 3School of Engineering Medicine, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
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    Category: Medical Optics and Biotechnology

    Received: May. 14, 2025

    Accepted: Jun. 5, 2025

    Published Online: Sep. 15, 2025

    The Author Email: Yuhang Wan (yuhangwan@buaa.edu.cn), Yanyu Zhao (yanyuzhao@buaa.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP251227

    CSTR:32186.14.LOP251227

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