Circular dichroism-like response of terahertz wave caused by phase manipulation via all-silicon metasurface

Jie Li; Chenglong Zheng; Guocui Wang; Jitao Li; Hongliang Zhao; Yue Yang; Zhang Zhang; Maosheng Yang; Liang Wu; Jining Li; Yating Zhang; Yan Zhang; Jianquan Yao

doi:10.1364/PRJ.415547

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