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Photonics Research, Volume. 6, Issue 5, B82(2018)

Inverse-designed photonic fibers and metasurfaces for nonlinear frequency conversion [Invited]

Chawin Sitawarin1, Weiliang Jin1, Zin Lin2, and Alejandro W. Rodriguez1、*
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  • 1Department of Electrical Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
  • 2John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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    Special Issue: NONLINEAR INTEGRATED PHOTONICS: CURRENT STATUS AND FUTURE TRENDS

    Received: Nov. 22, 2017

    Accepted: Mar. 20, 2018

    Published Online: Jul. 6, 2018

    The Author Email: Alejandro W. Rodriguez (arod@princeton.edu)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.6.000B82

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