Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 43, Issue 13, 1305003(2023)

Arrayed Waveguide Grating Fabricated over Bulk Lithium-Niobate Substrate Based on Proton Exchange and Etching

Jiaxi Yuan, Jiacheng Liu, Jiangbing Du*, and Zuyuan He
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  • State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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    Jiaxi Yuan, Jiacheng Liu, Jiangbing Du, Zuyuan He. Arrayed Waveguide Grating Fabricated over Bulk Lithium-Niobate Substrate Based on Proton Exchange and Etching[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2023, 43(13): 1305003

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    Paper Information

    Category: Diffraction and Gratings

    Received: Dec. 16, 2022

    Accepted: Mar. 7, 2023

    Published Online: Jul. 12, 2023

    The Author Email: Du Jiangbing (dujiangbing@sjtu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS222148

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