Asymmetrically Curved Hyperbolic Metamaterial Structure with Gradient Thicknesses for Enhanced Directional

Lu Wang1, Shilong Li2,3, Biran Zhang1

  • 1Department of Materials Science, State Key Laboratory of ASIC and Systems , Fudan University , Shanghai 200433 , China.

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