Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 42, Issue 17, 1714003(2022)

Research Progress in Low-Cost Tunable Semiconductor Lasers

Jiasheng Zhao1, Yimin Xia2, Qiaoli Li1, Qi Chen2, Zhongwen Wang2, Jianjun Meng2, and Jianjun He1,2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Lightip Technologies Co., Ltd., Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, College of Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310012, Zhejiang, China
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    Jiasheng Zhao, Yimin Xia, Qiaoli Li, Qi Chen, Zhongwen Wang, Jianjun Meng, Jianjun He. Research Progress in Low-Cost Tunable Semiconductor Lasers[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2022, 42(17): 1714003

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    Paper Information

    Category: Lasers and Laser Optics

    Received: Jul. 4, 2022

    Accepted: Jul. 28, 2022

    Published Online: Sep. 16, 2022

    The Author Email: He Jianjun (jjhe@zju.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202242.1714003

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