Progress of Large-Bandwidth Optical Signal Measurement Technology (Invited)

Lun Li; Saiyang Liu; Yitian Gong; Chi Zhang; Xinliang Zhang

doi:10.3788/AOS232000

Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 44, Issue 13, 1300001(2024)

Progress of Large-Bandwidth Optical Signal Measurement Technology (Invited)

Lun Li^1,2, Saiyang Liu^1,2, Yitian Gong^1,2, Chi Zhang^1,2、*, and Xinliang Zhang^1,2

¹Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, Hubei , China

²Optics Valley Laboratory, Wuhan 430074, Hubei , China

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Category: Reviews

Received: Dec. 27, 2023

Accepted: Feb. 6, 2024

Published Online: Jul. 4, 2024

The Author Email: Zhang Chi (chizheung@hust.edu.cn)

DOI:10.3788/AOS232000

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