Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 43, Issue 1, 0113002(2023)

Optimization and Experiments of On-Chip Silicon Nitride Grating Couplers

Na Ran, Xinyang Chen, Zhengkun Wang, and Jie Zhang*
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  • Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology & Systems, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Integrated Optics

    Received: Jun. 13, 2022

    Accepted: Jul. 11, 2022

    Published Online: Jan. 6, 2023

    The Author Email: Zhang Jie (zhangjie@cqu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS221307

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