Journal of Terahertz Science and Electronic Information Technology , Volume. 23, Issue 3, 225(2025)

Sub-terahertz beam steering based on programmable metasurfaces

WANG YU1, SHI Lei1,2, FU Xiaojian1、*, and JIANG Weixiang1
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves, Southeast University, Nanjing Jiangsu 211189, China
  • 2Shanghai Aerospace Electronic Technology Institute, Shanghai 201108, China
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    WANG YU, SHI Lei, FU Xiaojian, JIANG Weixiang. Sub-terahertz beam steering based on programmable metasurfaces[J]. Journal of Terahertz Science and Electronic Information Technology , 2025, 23(3): 225

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    Received: Sep. 6, 2024

    Accepted: Jun. 5, 2025

    Published Online: Jun. 5, 2025

    The Author Email: FU Xiaojian (fuxj@seu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.11805/tkyda2024531

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