Polarization conversion using customized subwavelength laser-induced periodic surface structures on stainless steel

Mahmoud H. Elshorbagy; Luis Miguel Sánchez-Brea; Jerónimo Buencuerpo; Jesús del Hoyo; Ángela Soria-García; Verónica Pastor-Villarrubia; Alejandro San-Blas; Ainara Rodríguez; Santiago Miguel Olaizola; Javier Alda

doi:10.1364/PRJ.454451

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