APPLIED LASER, Volume. 45, Issue 3, 159(2025)

Astigmatically Beam Shaping for Femtosecond Laser Direct-Writing of Symmetric Waveguides

Wang Kuan, Li Qianliang, Liu Kexin, Wang Hui, Tao Qing, and Liu Dun*
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  • Ultrafast laser Processing Research Centre, School of Engineering, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, Hubei, China
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    Wang Kuan, Li Qianliang, Liu Kexin, Wang Hui, Tao Qing, Liu Dun. Astigmatically Beam Shaping for Femtosecond Laser Direct-Writing of Symmetric Waveguides[J]. APPLIED LASER, 2025, 45(3): 159

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    Received: Aug. 5, 2023

    Accepted: Jun. 17, 2025

    Published Online: Jun. 17, 2025

    The Author Email: Liu Dun (dun.liu@hbut.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.14128/j.cnki.al.20254503.159

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