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    Journals >Photonics Research >Volume 13 >Issue 2 >Page 351 > Article
    • Photonics Research
    • Vol. 13, Issue 2, 351 (2025)
    High-efficiency focusing metalens based on metagrating arrays
    Jia Shi1,2,*, Guanlong Wang1, Longhuang Tang3,4, Xiang Wang3..., Shaona Wang1, Cuijuan Guo1, Hua Bai1, Pingjuan Niu1, Jianquan Yao2 and Jidong Weng3|Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1Tianjin Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Detection Technology and System, School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronics Information Technology (Ministry of Education), School of Precision Instruments and Opto-Electronic Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
  • 3Institute of Fluid Physics, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China
  • 4e-mail: tanglonghuang@tju.edu.cn
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    DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.542798 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Jia Shi, Guanlong Wang, Longhuang Tang, Xiang Wang, Shaona Wang, Cuijuan Guo, Hua Bai, Pingjuan Niu, Jianquan Yao, Jidong Weng, "High-efficiency focusing metalens based on metagrating arrays," Photonics Res. 13, 351 (2025) Copy Citation Text show less
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