Multi-Tip Edge Coupler of Thin-Film Lithium Niobate Chip

Jiayi Wang; Minglu Cai; Tianyi Li; Xujia Zhang; Jianping Chen; Kan Wu

doi:10.3788/AOS240533

Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 44, Issue 11, 1113003(2024)

Multi-Tip Edge Coupler of Thin-Film Lithium Niobate Chip

Jiayi Wang, Minglu Cai, Tianyi Li, Xujia Zhang, Jianping Chen, and Kan Wu^*

State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, Shanghai Institute for Advanced Communication and Data Science, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China

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Paper Information

Category: Integrated Optics

Received: Jan. 22, 2024

Accepted: Mar. 14, 2024

Published Online: Jun. 4, 2024

The Author Email: Kan Wu (kanwu@sjtu.edu.cn)

DOI:10.3788/AOS240533

CSTR:32393.14.AOS240533

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