Ultrabroadband microwave absorber based on 3D water microchannels

Yan Chen; Kejian Chen; Dajun Zhang; Shihao Li; Yeli Xu; Xiong Wang; Songlin Zhuang

doi:10.1364/PRJ.422686

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