• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 13, Issue 3, 781 (2025)
Chao Gao1,2,3, Xiaoyu Cao1,3, Jianyu Weng1,3, Bin Zhang1,3..., Dechao Liu1,3, Yuying Mei1,3, Xuheng Yang4, Wei Liu1,3 and Bing Lei1,3,*|Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1College of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Laser Interaction with Matter, Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology, Xi’an 710028, China
  • 3Nanhu Laser Laboratory, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
  • 4College of Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
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    Chao Gao, Xiaoyu Cao, Jianyu Weng, Bin Zhang, Dechao Liu, Yuying Mei, Xuheng Yang, Wei Liu, Bing Lei, "Broadband spectropolarimetry based on single-shot intensity images of polychromatic structured vector beams," Photonics Res. 13, 781 (2025) Copy Citation Text show less
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