Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 43, Issue 16, 1623020(2023)

Compact Lithium Niobate Waveguide Mode Converter Employing Metasurface Structure

Lin Wang, Yang Gao, Hao Shi, Lei Zhang*, and Kun Yin**
Author Affiliations
  • Research Institute of Intelligent Networks, Zhejiang Lab, Hangzhou 311121, Zhejiang, China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Optical Devices

    Received: Apr. 19, 2023

    Accepted: Jun. 5, 2023

    Published Online: Aug. 15, 2023

    The Author Email: Zhang Lei (zhanglei2438@zhejianglab.com), Yin Kun (yink@zhejianglab.com)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS230847

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