Terahertz polarization sensing, chirality enhancement, and specific binding based on metasurface sensors for biochemical detection: a review [Invited]

Liang Ma; Weinan Shi; Fei Fan; Ziyang Zhang; Tianrui Zhang; Jiayue Liu; Xianghui Wang; Shengjiang Chang

doi:10.3788/COL202321.110003

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