Frontiers of Optoelectronics, Volume. 17, Issue 3, 26(2024)

Contactless integrated photonic probes: fundamentals, characteristics, and applications

Wu Guangze, Wan Yuanjian, Wang Zhao, Hu Xiaolong, Zeng Jinwei, Zhang Yu, and Wang Jian
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Wu Guangze, Wan Yuanjian, Wang Zhao, Hu Xiaolong, Zeng Jinwei, Zhang Yu, Wang Jian. Contactless integrated photonic probes: fundamentals, characteristics, and applications[J]. Frontiers of Optoelectronics, 2024, 17(3): 26

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Category: REVIEW ARTICLE

Received: Mar. 14, 2024

Accepted: Dec. 11, 2024

Published Online: Dec. 11, 2024

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DOI:10.1007/s12200-024-00127-1

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