Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 42, Issue 15, 1516001(2022)

Visible Light Metamaterial Saturable Absorber Based on Vanadium Dioxide

Yi Zheng1,2, Haoxue Qiu2, Yan Li2, and Yuzhai Pan2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Instrumentation Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150006, Heilongjiang , China
  • 2Department of Optoelectronics, Harbin Institute of Technology, Weihai 264209, Shandong , China
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    Yi Zheng, Haoxue Qiu, Yan Li, Yuzhai Pan. Visible Light Metamaterial Saturable Absorber Based on Vanadium Dioxide[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2022, 42(15): 1516001

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    Category: Materials

    Received: Jan. 14, 2022

    Accepted: Feb. 28, 2022

    Published Online: Aug. 4, 2022

    The Author Email: Pan Yuzhai (panyzh2022@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202242.1516001

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