Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 44, Issue 10, 1026012(2024)

Recent Advances in Polarization Manipulation of Metasurfaces (Invited)

Lijia Xu1,2,3, Yuhan Zheng1,3,4,5, Yinghui Guo1,3,4,5, Mingbo Pu1,3,4,5, Xiong Li1,3,4, Xiaoliang Ma1,3,4, and Xiangang Luo1,3,4、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of Optical Technologies on Nano-Fabrication and Micro-Engineering, Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610209, Sichuan , China
  • 2School of Automation Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, Sichuan , China
  • 3College of Materials Science and Opto-Electronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 4National Key Laboratory of Optical Field Manipulation Science and Technology, Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610209, Sichuan , China
  • 5Research Center on Vector Optical Fields, Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610209, Sichuan , China
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    Lijia Xu, Yuhan Zheng, Yinghui Guo, Mingbo Pu, Xiong Li, Xiaoliang Ma, Xiangang Luo. Recent Advances in Polarization Manipulation of Metasurfaces (Invited)[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2024, 44(10): 1026012

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    Category: Physical Optics

    Received: Jan. 11, 2024

    Accepted: Feb. 22, 2024

    Published Online: May. 6, 2024

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

    DOI:10.3788/AOS240480

    CSTR:32393.14.AOS240480

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