Frontiers of Optoelectronics, Volume. 17, Issue 2, 12200(2024)

Harnessing sub-comb dynamics in a graphene-sensitized microresonator for gas detection

Yupei Liang1, Mingyu Liu1, Fan Tang1, Yanhong Guo1, Hao Zhang1, Shihan Liu1, Yanping Yang1, Guangming Zhao2, Teng Tan1、*, and Baicheng Yao1,3
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber Sensing and Communications (Ministry of Education), University of Electronic Science and Technology of China,Chengdu 611731, China
  • 2Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100083, China
  • 3Engineering Center of Integrated Optoelectronic & Radio Meta-Chips, University of Electronic Science and Technology, Chengdu 611731, China
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    Category: RESEARCH ARTICLE

    Received: Feb. 24, 2024

    Accepted: Apr. 1, 2024

    Published Online: Aug. 21, 2024

    The Author Email: Teng Tan (taurus_tan@uestc.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1007/s12200-024-00115-5

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