Broadband Ultra-Thin High-Efficiency Linear Polarizer Based on Metasurfaces
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Design, Simulation, and Experiment
3. Results and Discussion
4. Parameter Analysis
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Li, P.; Wang, Y.; He, J.; Huang, X. Broadband Ultra-Thin High-Efficiency Linear Polarizer Based on Metasurfaces. Electronics 2022, 11, 2599. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11162599
Li P, Wang Y, He J, Huang X. Broadband Ultra-Thin High-Efficiency Linear Polarizer Based on Metasurfaces. Electronics. 2022; 11(16):2599. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11162599
Chicago/Turabian StyleLi, Peixuan, Yuxiang Wang, Jiahao He, and Xiaojun Huang. 2022. "Broadband Ultra-Thin High-Efficiency Linear Polarizer Based on Metasurfaces" Electronics 11, no. 16: 2599. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11162599