Reconfigurable chiral quasi-bound states in the continuum metasurfaces based on an asymmetric interface

Xiaofen Zeng; Kejian Chen; Yang Shen; Qian Wang; Yuke Qin; Yifan Zhu; Zheqi Zhou; Songlin Zhuang

doi:10.1364/PRJ.563471

Photonics Research, Volume. 13, Issue 8, 2371(2025)

Reconfigurable chiral quasi-bound states in the continuum metasurfaces based on an asymmetric interface Editors' Pick

Xiaofen Zeng, Kejian Chen^*, Yang Shen, Qian Wang, Yuke Qin, Yifan Zhu, Zheqi Zhou, and Songlin Zhuang

School of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Modern Optical System, Engineering Research Center of Optical Instrument and System, Ministry of Education, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China

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Paper Information

Category: Surface Optics and Plasmonics

Received: Mar. 26, 2025

Accepted: Jun. 6, 2025

Published Online: Jul. 31, 2025

The Author Email: Kejian Chen (ee.kjchen@gmail.com)

DOI:10.1364/PRJ.563471

CSTR:32188.14.PRJ.563471

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