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Photonics Research, Volume. 13, Issue 9, 2487(2025)

High-accuracy and broadband polarization detection via metasurface vector beam modulation

Han Hao1,2、†, Yao Fang1、†, Zhihuai Diao1,2, Xiong Li1,2,3, Lianwei Chen1,2, Qingsong Wang1, Xiaoliang Ma1,2, Yanqin Wang1,2, and Xiangang Luo1,2、*
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  • 1State Key Laboratory of Optical Field Manipulation Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610209, China
  • 2College of Materials Science and Opto-Electronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 3e-mail: lixiong@ioe.ac.cn
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    Han Hao, Yao Fang, Zhihuai Diao, Xiong Li, Lianwei Chen, Qingsong Wang, Xiaoliang Ma, Yanqin Wang, Xiangang Luo, "High-accuracy and broadband polarization detection via metasurface vector beam modulation," Photonics Res. 13, 2487 (2025)

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    Paper Information

    Category: Nanophotonics and Photonic Crystals

    Received: Apr. 21, 2025

    Accepted: Jun. 23, 2025

    Published Online: Aug. 25, 2025

    The Author Email: Xiangang Luo (lxg@ioe.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.565136

    CSTR:32188.14.PRJ.565136

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