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Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 44, Issue 15, 1513002(2024)

Three-Dimensional Integrated Optical Waveguide Devices Based on Multi-Material Systems (Invited)

Jian Wang1,2、*, Yu Zhang1,2、**, Kangrui Wang1,2, Shiao Zhao1,2, Xiaoyang Zhao1,2, Tianhao Fu1,2, and Chengkun Cai1,2
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  • 1Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, Hubei , China
  • 2Optics Valley Laboratory, Wuhan 430074, Hubei , China
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    Jian Wang, Yu Zhang, Kangrui Wang, Shiao Zhao, Xiaoyang Zhao, Tianhao Fu, Chengkun Cai. Three-Dimensional Integrated Optical Waveguide Devices Based on Multi-Material Systems (Invited)[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2024, 44(15): 1513002

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    Category: Integrated Optics

    Received: Jun. 3, 2024

    Accepted: Jul. 23, 2024

    Published Online: Aug. 5, 2024

    The Author Email: Wang Jian (jwang@hust.edu.cn), Zhang Yu (yuzhang87@hust.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS241124

    CSTR:32393.14.AOS241124

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