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Advanced Photonics Nexus, Volume. 4, Issue 3, 036014(2025)

Dynamic terahertz multi-channel beam steering with dual-frequency multiplexing based on magneto-optical metasurfaces

Dan Zhao¹, Fei Fan^1,2、*, Hao Wang¹, Pengxuan Li¹, Zhen Xu³, Jining Li^3、*, Yunyun Ji¹, and Shengjiang Chang^2、*

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¹Nankai University, Institute of Modern Optics, Tianjin, China

²Tianjin Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Sensor and Sensing Network Technology, Tianjin, China

³Tianjin University, School of Precision Instrument and Optoelectronics Engineering, Institute of Laser and Optoelectronics, Tianjin, China

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Category: Research Articles

Received: Jan. 14, 2025

Accepted: Apr. 16, 2025

Published Online: May. 23, 2025

The Author Email: Fei Fan (fanfei@nankai.edu.cn), Jining Li (jiningli@tju.edu.cnk), Shengjiang Chang (sjchang@nankai.edu.cn)

DOI:10.1117/1.APN.4.3.036014

CSTR:32397.14.1.APN.4.3.036014

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