Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 61, Issue 3, 0316003(2024)

Terahertz Sensing with Exceptional Points in Metasurfaces (Invited)

Yuancheng Fan1、*, Zhenning Yang1, Ziyi Xu1, Hong Zhang1, Kangyao Sun1, Zhehao Ye1, Fuli Zhang1, and Jing Lou2
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Physical Science and Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, Shaanxi , China
  • 2National Innovation Institute of Defense Technology, Beijing 100071, China
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    Yuancheng Fan, Zhenning Yang, Ziyi Xu, Hong Zhang, Kangyao Sun, Zhehao Ye, Fuli Zhang, Jing Lou. Terahertz Sensing with Exceptional Points in Metasurfaces (Invited)[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2024, 61(3): 0316003

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    Category: Materials

    Received: Nov. 4, 2023

    Accepted: Dec. 5, 2023

    Published Online: Mar. 7, 2024

    The Author Email: Fan Yuancheng (phyfan@nwpu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP232706

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