Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 51, Issue 3, 20220021(2022)

Research progress of mid-infrared silicon-based modulators (Invited)

Chaoqun Niu1,2, Yaqing Pang1,2, Zhi Liu1,2, and Buwen Cheng1,2
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China
  • 2College of Materials Science and Opto-Electronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    Category: Special issue-Mid-infrared integrated optoelectronic technology

    Received: Jan. 6, 2022

    Accepted: Mar. 3, 2022

    Published Online: Apr. 8, 2022

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    DOI:10.3788/IRLA20220021

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