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d%2C+and+Millimeter+Wave.++(pp.+130921B).++SPIE%3A+Bellingham%2C+WA%2C+USA.+(2024)+++++&rft.format=text&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10197944%2F1%2F130921B.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10197944%2F&rft.rights=open