Primary study on time control technology of active phased array based on photoconductive microwave source

Xinyue Niu; Yanran Gu; Xu Chu; Jinmei Yao; Muyu Yi; Langning Wang; Tao Xun

doi:10.11884/HPLPB202436.230260

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