Active terahertz beam steering based on mechanical deformation of liquid crystal elastomer metasurface

Xiaolin Zhuang; Wei Zhang; Kemeng Wang; Yangfan Gu; Youwen An; Xueqian Zhang; Jianqiang Gu; Dan Luo; Jiaguang Han; Weili Zhang

doi:10.1038/s41377-022-01046-6

Light: Science & Applications (Jan 2023)

Active terahertz beam steering based on mechanical deformation of liquid crystal elastomer metasurface

Xiaolin Zhuang,
Wei Zhang,
Kemeng Wang,
Yangfan Gu,
Youwen An,
Xueqian Zhang,
Jianqiang Gu,
Dan Luo,
Jiaguang Han,
Weili Zhang

Affiliations

Xiaolin Zhuang: Center for Terahertz Waves and College of Precision Instrument and Optoelectronics Engineering, Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Information Technology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University
Wei Zhang: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology
Kemeng Wang: Center for Terahertz Waves and College of Precision Instrument and Optoelectronics Engineering, Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Information Technology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University
Yangfan Gu: Center for Terahertz Waves and College of Precision Instrument and Optoelectronics Engineering, Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Information Technology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University
Youwen An: Center for Terahertz Waves and College of Precision Instrument and Optoelectronics Engineering, Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Information Technology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University
Xueqian Zhang: Center for Terahertz Waves and College of Precision Instrument and Optoelectronics Engineering, Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Information Technology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University
Jianqiang Gu: Center for Terahertz Waves and College of Precision Instrument and Optoelectronics Engineering, Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Information Technology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University
Dan Luo: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology
Jiaguang Han: Center for Terahertz Waves and College of Precision Instrument and Optoelectronics Engineering, Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Information Technology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University
Weili Zhang: School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Oklahoma State University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41377-022-01046-6
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

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Published in Light: Science & Applications

ISSN: 2047-7538 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Applied optics. Photonics; Science: Physics: Optics. Light
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