Visible light red, green, and blue multiplexer by sputter-deposited thin-film lithium niobate

Atsushi Shimura; Jiro Yoshinari; Hiroki Hara; Hiroshi Take; Tetsuya Mino; Shigeru Mieda; Takashi Kikukawa; Katsumi Kawasaki; Yasuhiro Takagi; Hideaki Fukuzawa

doi:10.1117/1.APN.4.5.056001

Advanced Photonics Nexus, Volume. 4, Issue 5, 056001(2025)

Visible light red, green, and blue multiplexer by sputter-deposited thin-film lithium niobate

Atsushi Shimura^*, Jiro Yoshinari, Hiroki Hara, Hiroshi Take, Tetsuya Mino, Shigeru Mieda, Takashi Kikukawa, Katsumi Kawasaki, Yasuhiro Takagi, and Hideaki Fukuzawa

Author Affiliations

TDK Corporation, Advanced Products Development Center, Technology and Intellectual Property HQ, Ichikawa-city, Japan

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Atsushi Shimura, Jiro Yoshinari, Hiroki Hara, Hiroshi Take, Tetsuya Mino, Shigeru Mieda, Takashi Kikukawa, Katsumi Kawasaki, Yasuhiro Takagi, Hideaki Fukuzawa, "Visible light red, green, and blue multiplexer by sputter-deposited thin-film lithium niobate," Adv. Photon. Nexus 4, 056001 (2025)

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Paper Information

Category: Research Articles

Received: Mar. 28, 2025

Accepted: Jul. 14, 2025

Published Online: Jul. 28, 2025

The Author Email: Atsushi Shimura (Atsushi.Shimura@tdk.com)

DOI:10.1117/1.APN.4.5.056001

CSTR:32397.14.1.APN.4.5.056001

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laser devices and laser physics

Lasers and Laser Optics

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