Multifunctional geometric phase optical element for high-efficiency full Stokes imaging polarimetry

Yanmeng Dai; Yuquan Zhang; Youpeng Xie; Dapeng Wang; Xianyou Wang; Ting Lei; Changjun Min; Xiaocong Yuan

doi:10.1364/PRJ.7.001066

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