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Er³⁺-Yb³⁺-Tm³⁺ tri-doped La₂O₃-Al₂O₃ glasses for low-power-consumption ultrawideband on-chip optical waveguide amplifiers On the Cover

Zhengkai Li¹, Mingjie Zhang^2、*, Yuanzhi Chen^1,3、*, Junchang Lu², Zhanbo Wen², Banghu Wei², Mengyi Wang¹, Jiayue Xu¹, and Qingli Zhang⁴

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¹Shanghai Institute of Technology, School of Material Science and Engineering, Shanghai, China

²Jinan University, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Guangzhou, China

³Nanyang Technological University, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Singapore, Singapore

⁴Chinese Academy of Sciences, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Hefei, China

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Zhengkai Li, Mingjie Zhang, Yuanzhi Chen, Junchang Lu, Zhanbo Wen, Banghu Wei, Mengyi Wang, Jiayue Xu, Qingli Zhang, "Er³⁺-Yb³⁺-Tm³⁺ tri-doped La₂O₃-Al₂O₃ glasses for low-power-consumption ultrawideband on-chip optical waveguide amplifiers," Adv. Photon. Nexus 3, 066013 (2024)

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Category: Research Articles

Received: May. 24, 2024

Accepted: Oct. 28, 2024

Published Online: Nov. 19, 2024

The Author Email: Mingjie Zhang (mjzhang@jnu.edu.cn), Yuanzhi Chen (yzchen@sit.edu.cn)

DOI:10.1117/1.APN.3.6.066013

CSTR:32397.14.1.APN.3.6.066013

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