Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 51, Issue 4, 0402401(2024)
Photonic Topological Insulator: Ultrafast‑Laser Direct‑Writing Engineering and Applications (Invited)
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Minhan Lou, Dezhi Tan. Photonic Topological Insulator: Ultrafast‑Laser Direct‑Writing Engineering and Applications (Invited)[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2024, 51(4): 0402401
Category: Laser Micro-Nano Manufacturing
Received: Nov. 10, 2023
Accepted: Jan. 2, 2024
Published Online: Feb. 27, 2024
The Author Email: Dezhi Tan (wctdz@zju.edu.cn)
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