Semiconductor Optoelectronics, Volume. 43, Issue 2, 280(2022)
Design of High Efficiency Grating Coupler on X-Cut Thin-Film Lithium Niobate
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LUO Yannong, CAI Xinlun. Design of High Efficiency Grating Coupler on X-Cut Thin-Film Lithium Niobate[J]. Semiconductor Optoelectronics, 2022, 43(2): 280
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Received: Mar. 7, 2022
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Published Online: Jul. 21, 2022
The Author Email: Xinlun CAI (caixlun@mail.sysu.edu.cn)