Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, Volume. 42, Issue 6, 806(2023)

A review on Terahertz lens antennas

Yi-Cong CHEN... Shuo-Bo WANG, Guo-Hua ZHAI and Jian-Jun GAO* |Show fewer author(s)
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  • School of Physics and Electronic Science,East China Normal University,Shanghai 200241,China
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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Apr. 6, 2023

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Dec. 26, 2023

    The Author Email: GAO Jian-Jun (jjgao@ee.ecnu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.11972/j.issn.1001-9014.2023.06.014

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