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Photonics Research, Volume. 10, Issue 12, 2677(2022)

3D waveguide device for few-mode multi-core fiber optical communications

Juncheng Fang1、†, Jingbo Hu1、†, Yanan Zhong1, Aru Kong1, Jianxin Ren2, Shibiao Wei1, Zhenwei Xie1, Ting Lei1, Bo Liu2,3, and Xiaocong Yuan1、*
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  • 1Nanophotonics Research Centre, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Micro-Scale Optical Information Technology & Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
  • 2Institute of Optoelectronics, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
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    Juncheng Fang, Jingbo Hu, Yanan Zhong, Aru Kong, Jianxin Ren, Shibiao Wei, Zhenwei Xie, Ting Lei, Bo Liu, Xiaocong Yuan, "3D waveguide device for few-mode multi-core fiber optical communications," Photonics Res. 10, 2677 (2022)

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    Paper Information

    Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

    Received: May. 26, 2022

    Accepted: Aug. 1, 2022

    Published Online: Nov. 4, 2022

    The Author Email: Xiaocong Yuan (xcyuan@szu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.465174

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