Flexible Modulation of Terahertz-Wave-Coded Metasurface in Thin Liquid Crystals with Topological Optimization Design

Yajie Zhang; Jiaqi Luan; Chaolong Li; Yu Chen; Dingshan Gao; Ming Zhao; Peili Li

doi:10.3788/AOS240602

Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 44, Issue 11, 1124002(2024)

Flexible Modulation of Terahertz-Wave-Coded Metasurface in Thin Liquid Crystals with Topological Optimization Design

Yajie Zhang¹, Jiaqi Luan¹, Chaolong Li¹, Yu Chen¹, Dingshan Gao², Ming Zhao², and Peili Li^1、*

¹Faculty of Electronic and Optical Engineering, College of Flexible Electronics (Future Technology), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu , China

²Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, Hubei , China

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Paper Information

Category: Optics at Surfaces

Received: Jan. 31, 2024

Accepted: Mar. 8, 2024

Published Online: Jun. 17, 2024

The Author Email: Li Peili (lipl@njupt.edu.cn)

DOI:10.3788/AOS240602

CSTR:32393.14.AOS240602

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