High-speed Stokes vector receiver enabled by a spin-dependent optical grating

Youpeng Xie; Ting Lei; Dawei Wang; Jianxin Ren; Yanmeng Dai; Yanjun Chen; Luping Du; Bo Liu; Zhaohui Li; Xiaocong Yuan

doi:10.1364/PRJ.416376

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