Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 61, Issue 7, 0706010(2024)

Review of Blue-Green Wavelength Division Multiplexing Technology (Invited)

Caiming Sun and Aidong Zhang*
Author Affiliations
  • Shenzhen Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics for Society, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen 518172, Guangdong , China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

    Received: Jan. 8, 2024

    Accepted: Mar. 7, 2024

    Published Online: Apr. 16, 2024

    The Author Email: Aidong Zhang (zhangaidong@cuhk.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP240714

    CSTR:32186.14.LOP240714

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