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Photonics Research, Volume. 13, Issue 9, 2520(2025)

Multi-mechanism-empowered single-functional-layer metasurface simultaneously with microwave scattering reduction, infrared digital camouflage, and optical transparency

Huiting Sun1,2, Jun Wang1,2,4、*, Ruichao Zhu1,2,5、*, Sai Sui1,2, Zhaotang Liu2, Jie Zhang2,3, Yina Cui1,2, Shaobo Qu1,2, and Jiafu Wang1,2,6、*
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  • 1Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Artificially Structured Functional Materials and Devices, Air Force Engineering University, Xi'an 710051, China
  • 2Suzhou Laboratory, Suzhou 215000, China
  • 3Wuzhen Laboratory, Jiaxing 314501, China
  • 4e-mail: wangjun563@163.com
  • 5e-mail: zhuruichao1996@163.com
  • 6e-mail: wangjiafu1981@126.com
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    Huiting Sun, Jun Wang, Ruichao Zhu, Sai Sui, Zhaotang Liu, Jie Zhang, Yina Cui, Shaobo Qu, Jiafu Wang, "Multi-mechanism-empowered single-functional-layer metasurface simultaneously with microwave scattering reduction, infrared digital camouflage, and optical transparency," Photonics Res. 13, 2520 (2025)

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    Paper Information

    Category: Surface Optics and Plasmonics

    Received: Jan. 17, 2025

    Accepted: Jun. 11, 2025

    Published Online: Aug. 25, 2025

    The Author Email: Jun Wang (wangjun563@163.com), Ruichao Zhu (zhuruichao1996@163.com), Jiafu Wang (wangjiafu1981@126.com)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.555352

    CSTR:32188.14.PRJ.555352

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