Virtual metasurfaces: reshaping electromagnetic waves in distance

Ruichao Zhu; Jiafu Wang; Yajuan Han; Yuxiang Jia; Tonghao Liu; Tianshuo Qiu; Sai Sui; Yongfeng Li; Mingbao Yan; Shaobo Qu; Cheng-Wei Qiu

doi:10.1364/PRJ.475471

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