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Photonics Research, Volume. 13, Issue 7, 1821(2025)

Radiation-type space-time metasurface for arbitrary beamforming by simultaneous and independent modulation of amplitude and phase for orthogonal polarization

Lixin Jiang1, Hao Yang1, Yongfeng Li1、*, Wanwan Yang1, Yongqiang Pang2, Jinming Jiang1, Zhe Qin1, Mingbao Yan1, Yueyu Meng1, Lin Zheng1, Wenjie Wang1, Jiafu Wang1, and Shaobo Qu1
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  • 1Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Artificially-Structured Functional Materials and Devices, Airforce Engineering University, Xi’an 710051, China
  • 2Electronic Materials Research Laboratory Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
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    Lixin Jiang, Hao Yang, Yongfeng Li, Wanwan Yang, Yongqiang Pang, Jinming Jiang, Zhe Qin, Mingbao Yan, Yueyu Meng, Lin Zheng, Wenjie Wang, Jiafu Wang, Shaobo Qu, "Radiation-type space-time metasurface for arbitrary beamforming by simultaneous and independent modulation of amplitude and phase for orthogonal polarization," Photonics Res. 13, 1821 (2025)

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    Category: Surface Optics and Plasmonics

    Received: Nov. 29, 2024

    Accepted: Mar. 12, 2025

    Published Online: Jun. 18, 2025

    The Author Email: Yongfeng Li (liyf217130@126.com)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.550482

    CSTR:32188.14.PRJ.550482

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