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Photonics Research, Volume. 13, Issue 10, 2744(2025)

Longitudinally varying vector vortex beams based on terahertz 3D printed metasurfaces

Xinfei Wu1,2, Manna Gu3, Huizhen Feng3, Shuaikang He1, Dong Li1, Ying Tian1, Bo Fang4, Le Wang1, Zhi Hong2,3, and Xufeng Jing2,3、*
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  • 1Institute of Optoelectronic Technology, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
  • 2Centre for THz Research, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
  • 3College of Information Engineering, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
  • 4College of Metrology and Measurement Engineering, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Surface Optics and Plasmonics

    Received: Mar. 26, 2025

    Accepted: Jul. 1, 2025

    Published Online: Sep. 4, 2025

    The Author Email: Xufeng Jing (jingxufeng@cjlu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.563447

    CSTR:32188.14.PRJ.563447

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