• Laser & Optoelectronics Progress
  • Vol. 58, Issue 17, 1700007 (2021)
Qi Wang1,**, Xufeng Gao1, Dawei Zhang1, and Jun Huang2,*
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Optics-Electrical and Computer Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Modern Optics System, Engineering Research Center of Optical Instrument and System, Ministry of Education, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
  • 2Science and Technology on Complex Aviation Systems Simulation Laboratory, Beijing 100076, China
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    Qi Wang, Xufeng Gao, Dawei Zhang, Jun Huang. Research Progress in Liquid Crystal Optical Phased Array Technology[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2021, 58(17): 1700007 Copy Citation Text show less
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