• Acta Optica Sinica
  • Vol. 43, Issue 19, 1913001 (2023)
Yakang Liu, Xuan She*, Hongshuo Liu, Fei Huang..., Kan Chen, Ran Bi, Lei Wang and Xiaowu Shu|Show fewer author(s)
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  • College of Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, Zhejiang , China
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    Yakang Liu, Xuan She, Hongshuo Liu, Fei Huang, Kan Chen, Ran Bi, Lei Wang, Xiaowu Shu. Low-Loss Apodized Grating Couplers Based on Lithium Niobate on Insulator[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2023, 43(19): 1913001 Copy Citation Text show less
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    Yakang Liu, Xuan She, Hongshuo Liu, Fei Huang, Kan Chen, Ran Bi, Lei Wang, Xiaowu Shu. Low-Loss Apodized Grating Couplers Based on Lithium Niobate on Insulator[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2023, 43(19): 1913001
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