Machine-learning-empowered multispectral metafilm with reduced radar cross section, low infrared emissivity, and visible transparency

Ruichao Zhu; Jiafu Wang; Jinming Jiang; Cuilian Xu; Che Liu; Yuxiang Jia; Sai Sui; Zhongtao Zhang; Tonghao Liu; Zuntian Chu; Jun Wang; Tie Jun Cui; Shaobo Qu

doi:10.1364/PRJ.442648

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