Terahertz reflective beam scanning antenna based on liquid crystal

GAO Haoyu; YIN Mingjun; CHU Xiujun; GAO Sheng; ZHAO Zilong; YANG Jun; YIN Zhiping; DENG Guangsheng

doi:10.11805/tkyda2020699

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