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    Journals >Photonics Research >Volume 8 >Issue 3 >Page 263 > Article
    • Photonics Research
    • Vol. 8, Issue 3, 263 (2020)
    Ultrafast polarization-dependent all-optical switching of germanium-based metaphotonic devices
    Hao Sun1、†, Yuze Hu2、†, Yuhua Tang1、†, Jie You3, Junhu Zhou2, Hengzhu Liu1, and Xin Zheng3、*
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  • 1College of Computer, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
  • 2College of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
  • 3National Innovation Institute of Defense Technology, Academy of Military Sciences PLA China, Beijing 100071, China
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    DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.380446 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Hao Sun, Yuze Hu, Yuhua Tang, Jie You, Junhu Zhou, Hengzhu Liu, Xin Zheng. Ultrafast polarization-dependent all-optical switching of germanium-based metaphotonic devices[J]. Photonics Research, 2020, 8(3): 263 Copy Citation Text show less
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