A broadband terahertz quasi-optical detector utilizing lens-based antenna

GUO Da-Lu; MOU Jin-Chao; MA Zhao-Hui; LI Ming-Xun; QIAO Hai-Dong; LV Xin

doi:10.11972/j.issn.1001-9014.2016.04.002

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