Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 51, Issue 3, 20220092(2022)

Design and optimization of high-speed silicon-based electro-optical modulator in mid-infrared band (Invited)

Yufei Liu1,2, Xinyu Li1,2, Shuxiao Wang1, Wencheng Yue1, Yan Cai1, and Mingbin Yu3
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of Functional Materials for Informatics, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China
  • 2Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 3Shanghai Industrial μTechnology Research Institute, Shanghai 201800, China
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    Yufei Liu, Xinyu Li, Shuxiao Wang, Wencheng Yue, Yan Cai, Mingbin Yu. Design and optimization of high-speed silicon-based electro-optical modulator in mid-infrared band (Invited)[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2022, 51(3): 20220092

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    Paper Information

    Category: Special issue-Mid-infrared integrated optoelectronic technology

    Received: Feb. 8, 2022

    Accepted: Mar. 8, 2022

    Published Online: Apr. 8, 2022

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    DOI:10.3788/IRLA20220092

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