Opto-Electronic Engineering, Volume. 51, Issue 8, 240168(2024)

Metasurface-empowered vector light field regulation, detection and application

Hui Yang1,2, Hairong He2, Yueqiang Hu1、*, and Huigao Duan1
Author Affiliations
  • 1National Research Center for High-Efficiency Grinding, College of Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China
  • 2School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan 410081, China
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    Received: Jul. 18, 2024

    Accepted: Aug. 9, 2024

    Published Online: Nov. 12, 2024

    The Author Email: Hu Yueqiang (胡跃强)

    DOI:10.12086/oee.2024.240168

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