High-Sensitivity Early Detection Biomedical Sensor for Tuberculosis With Low Losses in the Terahertz Regime Based on Photonic Crystal Fiber Technology

Nazmi A. MOHAMMED; Omar E. KHEDR; El-Sayed M. EL-RABAIE; Ashraf A. M. KHALAF

doi:10.1007/s13320-023-0675-z

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