• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 13, Issue 4, 889 (2025)
Jinling Guo, Weilun Zhang, Zichun Liao, Chi Zhang..., Yu Yu* and Xinliang Zhang|Show fewer author(s)
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  • Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics & School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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    Jinling Guo, Weilun Zhang, Zichun Liao, Chi Zhang, Yu Yu, Xinliang Zhang, "Multi-beam top-facing optical phased array enabling a 360° field of view," Photonics Res. 13, 889 (2025) Copy Citation Text show less
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    Jinling Guo, Weilun Zhang, Zichun Liao, Chi Zhang, Yu Yu, Xinliang Zhang, "Multi-beam top-facing optical phased array enabling a 360° field of view," Photonics Res. 13, 889 (2025)
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