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Photonics Research, Volume. 8, Issue 8, 1342(2020)

Frequency stabilization and tuning of breathing solitons in Si3N4 microresonators

Shuai Wan1,2、†, Rui Niu1,2、†, Zheng-Yu Wang1,2, Jin-Lan Peng3, Ming Li1,2, Jin Li1,2, Guang-Can Guo1,2, Chang-Ling Zou1,2,4, and Chun-Hua Dong1,2、*
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  • 1CAS Key Laboratory of Quantum Information, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
  • 2CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
  • 3Center for Micro and Nanoscale Research and Fabrication, University of Science and Technology of China, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230026, China
  • 4e-mail: clzou321@ustc.edu.cn
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    Category: Optical Devices

    Received: May. 14, 2020

    Accepted: Jun. 19, 2020

    Published Online: Jul. 23, 2020

    The Author Email: Chun-Hua Dong (chunhua@ustc.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.397619

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