Lithium Niobate Thin‑Film Power Splitter Based on Inverse Design

Fu Yang; Xudong Chai; Luwei Liu; Kai Wang; Qing Xu

doi:10.3788/AOS241755

Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 45, Issue 7, 0713001(2025)

Lithium Niobate Thin‑Film Power Splitter Based on Inverse Design

Fu Yang¹, Xudong Chai², Luwei Liu¹, Kai Wang³, and Qing Xu^1、*

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¹School of Electrical Engineering, Anhui Polytechnic University, Wuhu 241000, Anhui, China

²School of Mathematics-Physics and Finance, Anhui Polytechnic University, Wuhu 241000, Anhui, China

³Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Electronic Restriction, College of Electronic Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Hefei 230037, Anhui, China

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Paper Information

Category: Integrated Optics

Received: Nov. 14, 2024

Accepted: Feb. 10, 2025

Published Online: Apr. 27, 2025

The Author Email: Qing Xu (qxu@mail.ahpu.edu.cn)

DOI:10.3788/AOS241755

CSTR:32393.14.AOS241755

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