The realizable method for large diameter liquid crystal optical phased array and the analysis of its far-field characteristics

Zhuo Rusheng; Wang Xiangru; He Xiaoxian; Wu Liang; Zhou Zhuangqi

doi:10.12086/oee.2018.180108

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