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Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 23, Issue 1, 011602(2025)

Light-activated film diffractive optical elements enable diversified optical field modulation

Ning Shen^1,2, Honglong Hu^1,3, Zhaoyi Wang¹, Yuxing Zhan^1,2, Conglong Yuan^1,3、*, and Zhigang Zheng^1,2

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¹School of Physics, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China

²School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China

³School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China

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Paper Information

Category: Optical Materials

Received: Jun. 7, 2024

Accepted: Jul. 29, 2024

Published Online: Feb. 10, 2025

The Author Email: Conglong Yuan (conglongyuan@ecust.edu.cn)

DOI:10.3788/COL202523.011602

CSTR:32184.14.COL202523.011602

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