Semiconductor Optoelectronics, Volume. 43, Issue 2, 280(2022)

Design of High Efficiency Grating Coupler on X-Cut Thin-Film Lithium Niobate

LUO Yannong1 and CAI Xinlun2、*
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    Received: Mar. 7, 2022

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jul. 21, 2022

    The Author Email: Xinlun CAI (caixlun@mail.sysu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.16818/j.issn1001-5868.2022030701

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