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Advanced Photonics, Volume. 7, Issue 6, 066003(2025)

Electrically controlled real-time terahertz “microladder” integrated with VO2 patches for broadband holographic encryption

Shuxiang Ma, Yulong Fan, Lin Chen*, Chunwang Zhao, Jiandong Sun, Feihu Wang, Dangyuan Lei, Shu Chen, Peng Wang*, Yiming Zhu*, and Songlin Zhuang
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Shuxiang Ma, Yulong Fan, Lin Chen, Chunwang Zhao, Jiandong Sun, Feihu Wang, Dangyuan Lei, Shu Chen, Peng Wang, Yiming Zhu, Songlin Zhuang, "Electrically controlled real-time terahertz “microladder” integrated with VO2 patches for broadband holographic encryption," Adv. Photon. 7, 066003 (2025)

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Received: Apr. 17, 2025

Accepted: Aug. 21, 2025

Published Online: Sep. 26, 2025

The Author Email: Lin Chen (linchen@usst.edu.cn), Peng Wang (wp00241@glhospital.com), Yiming Zhu (ymzhu@usst.edu.cn)

DOI:10.1117/1.AP.7.6.066003

CSTR:32187.14.1.AP.7.6.066003

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