Optical Communication Technology, Volume. 49, Issue 4, 39(2025)

Integrated silicon nitride multimode interference triplexer supporting multi-dimensional multiplexing

CUI Yuhan, CHEN Yiqiang, WANG Fan, HUANG Jiwei, XUE Zhengqun, and WANG Linghua
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  • College of Physics and Information Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108
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    Received: Dec. 10, 2024

    Accepted: Sep. 15, 2025

    Published Online: Sep. 15, 2025

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    DOI:10.13921/j.cnki.issn1002-5561.2025.04.007

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