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Photonics Research
Vol. 12, Issue 11, 2435 (2024)

Metamaterial-inspired infrared electrochromic devices with wideband microwave absorption for multispectral camouflage

Zhen Meng¹, Dongqing Liu^1,4, Jiafu Wang², Yongqiang Pang³..., Tianwen Liu¹, Yan Jia¹, Boheng Gui¹ and Haifeng Cheng^1,*|Show fewer author(s)

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¹Science and Technology on Advanced Ceramic Fibers and Composites Laboratory, College of Aerospace Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China

²Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Artificially-Structured Functional Materials and Devices, Air Force Engineering University, Xi’an 710051, China

³Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China

⁴e-mail: liudongqing07@nudt.edu.cn

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DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.527945 Cite this Article Set citation alerts

Zhen Meng, Dongqing Liu, Jiafu Wang, Yongqiang Pang, Tianwen Liu, Yan Jia, Boheng Gui, Haifeng Cheng, "Metamaterial-inspired infrared electrochromic devices with wideband microwave absorption for multispectral camouflage," Photonics Res. 12, 2435 (2024) Copy Citation Text

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