Inversely-designed terahertz metadevice with ultrafast modulation of double electromagnetically induced transparency windows

Siyang Hu; Cheng Xiang’ai; Weibao He; Yuze Hu; Mingyu Tong; Zhongjie Xu

doi:10.3788/COL202220.113701

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