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Photonics Research, Volume. 13, Issue 4, 1060(2025)

Reverse Smith-Purcell radiation in photonic crystals

Xiaoqiuyan Zhang1,2,3, Sunchao Huang1,2,4、*, Tianyu Zhang1,2,3, Yuxuan Zhuang1,2, Xingxing Xu1,2, Fu Tang1,2, Zhaoyun Duan1,2, Yanyu Wei1,2, Yubin Gong1,2, and Min Hu1,2,3,5、*
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  • 1Terahertz Research Center, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Terahertz Technology, Ministry of Education, Chengdu 610054, China
  • 3Tianfu Jiangxi Laboratory, Chengdu 641419, China
  • 4e-mail: sunchaohuang@uestc.edu.cn
  • 5e-mail: hu_m@uestc.edu.cn
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    Xiaoqiuyan Zhang, Sunchao Huang, Tianyu Zhang, Yuxuan Zhuang, Xingxing Xu, Fu Tang, Zhaoyun Duan, Yanyu Wei, Yubin Gong, Min Hu, "Reverse Smith-Purcell radiation in photonic crystals," Photonics Res. 13, 1060 (2025)

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    Category: Optoelectronics

    Received: Dec. 22, 2024

    Accepted: Feb. 4, 2025

    Published Online: Apr. 1, 2025

    The Author Email: Sunchao Huang (sunchaohuang@uestc.edu.cn), Min Hu (hu_m@uestc.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.553780

    CSTR:32188.14.PRJ.553780

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