Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 44, Issue 10, 1026030(2024)

Mid-Infrared Polarized Beam Combiner Based on Anomalous Reflective Metasurface

Lulu Yang1,2, Xin Wang1,2、*, Meng Zhang1,3, Suhui Yang1,3, and Jinying Zhang1,2
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Optics and Photonics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
  • 2Beijing Key Laboratory for Precision Optoelectronic Measurement Instrument and Technology, Beijing 100081, China
  • 3Key Laboratory of Photonics Information Technology, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Physical Optics

    Received: Dec. 28, 2023

    Accepted: Feb. 26, 2024

    Published Online: May. 6, 2024

    The Author Email: Wang Xin (wangxin@bit.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS232007

    CSTR:32393.14.AOS232007

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