Floating terahertz metamaterials with extremely large refractive index sensitivities

Harry Miyosi Silalahi; Yin-Pei Chen; Yi-Hong Shih; Yu-Shao Chen; Xin-Yu Lin; Jih-Hsin Liu; Chia-Yi Huang

doi:10.1364/PRJ.433335

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