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Polarization detection in miniature

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A compact on-chip polarimeter can be created using subpixels made from metasurface photodetectors and a machine learning algorithm.

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Fig. 1: High-accuracy on-chip full-Stokes polarimetry with optimized optoelectronic polarization eigenvectors.

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    Fan Zhang

  2. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA

    Fengnian Xia

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Zhang, F., Xia, F. Polarization detection in miniature. Nat Electron 7, 948–949 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41928-024-01292-z

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