Dynamically reconfigurable subwavelength optical device for hydrogen sulfide gas sensing

Zhengji Wen; Jialiang Lu; Weiwei Yu; Hao Wu; Hao Xie; Xiaohang Pan; Qianqian Xu; Ziji Zhou; Chong Tan; Dongjie Zhou; Chang Liu; Yan Sun; Ning Dai; Jiaming Hao

doi:10.1364/PRJ.438095

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