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Photonics Research, Volume. 12, Issue 5, A41(2024)

Reliable intracavity reflection for self-injection locking lasers and microcomb generation

Bitao Shen1, Xuguang Zhang1, Yimeng Wang1, Zihan Tao1, Haowen Shu1,2,5, Huajin Chang1, Wencan Li1, Yan Zhou3, Zhangfeng Ge3, Ruixuan Chen1, Bowen Bai1, Lin Chang1,4,6, and Xingjun Wang1,2,3,4、*
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  • 1State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communications System and Networks, School of Electronics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
  • 2Peng Cheng Laboratory, Shenzhen 518055, China
  • 3Peking University Yangtze Delta Institute of Optoelectronics, Nantong 226010, China
  • 4Frontiers Science Center for Nano-optoelectronics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
  • 5e-mail: haowenshu@pku.edu.cn
  • 6e-mail: linchang@pku.edu.cn
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    Bitao Shen, Xuguang Zhang, Yimeng Wang, Zihan Tao, Haowen Shu, Huajin Chang, Wencan Li, Yan Zhou, Zhangfeng Ge, Ruixuan Chen, Bowen Bai, Lin Chang, Xingjun Wang, "Reliable intracavity reflection for self-injection locking lasers and microcomb generation," Photonics Res. 12, A41 (2024)

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    Special Issue: ADVANCING INTEGRATED PHOTONICS: FROM DEVICE INNOVATION TO SYSTEM INTEGRATION

    Received: Nov. 9, 2023

    Accepted: Feb. 26, 2024

    Published Online: May. 7, 2024

    The Author Email: Xingjun Wang (xjwang@pku.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.511627

    CSTR:32188.14.PRJ.511627

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