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Advanced Photonics Nexus
Vol. 4, Issue 3, 036014 (2025)

Dynamic terahertz multi-channel beam steering with dual-frequency multiplexing based on magneto-optical metasurfaces

Dan Zhao¹, Fei Fan^1,2,*, Hao Wang¹, Pengxuan Li¹..., Zhen Xu³, Jining Li^3,*, Yunyun Ji¹ and Shengjiang Chang^2,*|Show fewer author(s)

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¹Nankai University, Institute of Modern Optics, Tianjin, China

²Tianjin Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Sensor and Sensing Network Technology, Tianjin, China

³Tianjin University, School of Precision Instrument and Optoelectronics Engineering, Institute of Laser and Optoelectronics, Tianjin, China

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Dan Zhao, Fei Fan, Hao Wang, Pengxuan Li, Zhen Xu, Jining Li, Yunyun Ji, Shengjiang Chang, "Dynamic terahertz multi-channel beam steering with dual-frequency multiplexing based on magneto-optical metasurfaces," Adv. Photon. Nexus 4, 036014 (2025) Copy Citation Text

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