Coupling effect of bright and dark modes in THz metamaterials

Yuan Yuyang; Zhang Huifang; Zhang Xueqian; Gu Jianqiang; Hu Fangrong; Xiong Xianming; Zhang Wentao; Han Jiaguang

doi:10.3788/irla201847.0121002

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