A comparison study on optical diffraction of various white light sources by a dual linear–nonlinear grating

Lihong Hong; Yu Zou; Junming Liu; Zhi-Yuan Li

doi:10.3788/COL202523.081901

Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 23, Issue 8, 081901(2025)

A comparison study on optical diffraction of various white light sources by a dual linear–nonlinear grating

Lihong Hong^1,2、*, Yu Zou¹, Junming Liu¹, and Zhi-Yuan Li^1、**

Author Affiliations

¹School of Physics and Optoelectronics, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China

²State Key Laboratory of Ultra-intense Laser Science and Technology, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China

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Paper Information

Category: Nonlinear Optics

Received: Feb. 5, 2025

Accepted: Apr. 11, 2025

Published Online: Jul. 23, 2025

The Author Email: Lihong Hong (honglihong@siom.ac.cn), Zhi-Yuan Li (phzyli@scut.edu.cn)

DOI:10.3788/COL202523.081901

CSTR:32184.14.COL202523.081901

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