Multiwavelength high-order optical vortex detection and demultiplexing coding using a metasurface

Dahai Yang; Jie Lin; Chen Chen; Chang Li; Junbo Hao; Baiying Lv; Keya Zhou; Yiqun Wang; Peng Jin

doi:10.1117/1.APN.1.1.016005

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