Journal of Terahertz Science and Electronic Information Technology , Volume. 21, Issue 12, 1403(2023)

Fabrication and characterization of InGaAs/InAlAs photoconductive terahertz transmitting antenna

CHEN Yihang1, YANG Yanzhao2, ZHANG Guiming2, XU Jianxing1, SU Xiangbin1, WANG Tianfang1, YU Hongguang1, SHI Jianmei1, WU Bin2, YANG Cheng'ao1, ZHANG Yu1, XU Yingqiang1, NI Haiqiao11, and NIU Zhichuan1
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    CHEN Yihang, YANG Yanzhao, ZHANG Guiming, XU Jianxing, SU Xiangbin, WANG Tianfang, YU Hongguang, SHI Jianmei, WU Bin, YANG Cheng'ao, ZHANG Yu, XU Yingqiang, NI Haiqiao1, NIU Zhichuan. Fabrication and characterization of InGaAs/InAlAs photoconductive terahertz transmitting antenna[J]. Journal of Terahertz Science and Electronic Information Technology , 2023, 21(12): 1403

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    Received: Oct. 11, 2022

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    Published Online: Jan. 17, 2024

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    DOI:10.11805/tkyda2022204

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