Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 19, Issue 10, 101302(2021)
Silicon non-blocking 4 × 4 optical switch with automated polarization adjustment
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Xiaorui Li, Liangjun Lu, Wei Gao, Xin Li, Jianping Chen, Linjie Zhou, "Silicon non-blocking 4 × 4 optical switch with automated polarization adjustment," Chin. Opt. Lett. 19, 101302 (2021)
Category: Integrated Optics
Received: Mar. 4, 2021
Accepted: Mar. 26, 2021
Published Online: Aug. 13, 2021
The Author Email: Liangjun Lu (luliangjun@sjtu.edu.cn)