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A liquid crystal leaky-wave antenna with fixed-frequency beam scanning and open-stop-band suppression

Shanzhe Wanga The Key Laboratory of All Optical Network and Advanced Telecommunication Network, Ministry of Education, Institute of Lightwave Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2237-9571View further author information
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Zheng Lia The Key Laboratory of All Optical Network and Advanced Telecommunication Network, Ministry of Education, Institute of Lightwave Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Xiaoxi Chenb School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5039-3090View further author information
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Meie Chena The Key Laboratory of All Optical Network and Advanced Telecommunication Network, Ministry of Education, Institute of Lightwave Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Junhong Wanga The Key Laboratory of All Optical Network and Advanced Telecommunication Network, Ministry of Education, Institute of Lightwave Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, ChinaView further author information
Pages 1403-1410 | Received 01 Dec 2021, Accepted 31 Jan 2022, Published online: 14 Feb 2022

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