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Photonics Research, Volume. 9, Issue 4, 596(2021)

Thermo-optically tunable spectral broadening in a nonlinear ultra-silicon-rich nitride Bragg grating On the Cover

Yanmei Cao1, Ezgi Sahin1,2, Ju Won Choi1, Peng Xing1, George F. R. Chen1, D. K. T. Ng3, Benjamin J. Eggleton4,5, and Dawn T. H. Tan1、*
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  • 1Photonics Devices and Systems Group, Singapore University of Technology and Design, 8 Somapah Road, Singapore 487372, Singapore
  • 2Current address: Photonic Systems Laboratory (PHOSL), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, STI-IEL, Station 11, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
  • 3Institute of Microelectronics, A*STAR, 2 Fusionopolis Way, #08-02, Innovis Tower, Singapore 138634, Singapore
  • 4Institute of Photonics and Optical Science, School of Physics, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
  • 5The University of Sydney Nano Institute (Sydney Nano), The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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    Yanmei Cao, Ezgi Sahin, Ju Won Choi, Peng Xing, George F. R. Chen, D. K. T. Ng, Benjamin J. Eggleton, Dawn T. H. Tan, "Thermo-optically tunable spectral broadening in a nonlinear ultra-silicon-rich nitride Bragg grating," Photonics Res. 9, 596 (2021)

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    Paper Information

    Category: Integrated Optics

    Received: Sep. 28, 2020

    Accepted: Feb. 3, 2021

    Published Online: Apr. 6, 2021

    The Author Email: Dawn T. H. Tan (dawn_tan@sutd.edu.sg)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.411073

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