Photoisomerization manipulation for security covert photonic barcodes

Kun Ge; Juan Kang; Yi Li; Le Wang

doi:10.3788/COL202523.091401

Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 23, Issue 9, 091401(2025)

Photoisomerization manipulation for security covert photonic barcodes

Kun Ge^1,2, Juan Kang¹, Yi Li¹, and Le Wang^1、*

Author Affiliations

¹College of Optical and Electronic Technology, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China

²School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China

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Paper Information

Category: Lasers, Optical Amplifiers, and Laser Optics

Received: Mar. 9, 2025

Accepted: Apr. 28, 2025

Published Online: Aug. 13, 2025

The Author Email: Le Wang (calla@cjlu.edu.cn)

DOI:10.3788/COL202523.091401

CSTR:32184.14.COL202523.091401

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laser devices and laser physics

Lasers and Laser Optics

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