Study on the Characteristics of Liquid Crystal-based Terahertz Metadevices in Wireless Communication Circuits
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Abstract
Terahertz (THz) wave has become one of the candidate technologies for 6G communication systems thanks to its advantages of large bandwidth, high speed, and low delay. The THz circuit is the key component for the realization of the THz communication system. Liquid crystals can be used to control dynamic THz waves because they are both mobile and anisotropic. Therefore, liquid crystal-based THz devices have a wide range of applications in THz communication circuits.
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