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Photonics Research, Volume. 6, Issue 7, 686(2018)

Athermal 4-channel (de-)multiplexer in silicon nitride fabricated at low temperature

Shiqi Tao1, Qingzhong Huang1,2、*, Liangqiu Zhu1, Jun Liu1, Yinglu Zhang1, Ying Huang1, Yi Wang1, and Jinsong Xia1,3、*
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  • 1Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
  • 2e-mail: huangqz@mail.hust.edu.cn
  • 3e-mail: jsxia@hust.edu.cn
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    Shiqi Tao, Qingzhong Huang, Liangqiu Zhu, Jun Liu, Yinglu Zhang, Ying Huang, Yi Wang, Jinsong Xia, "Athermal 4-channel (de-)multiplexer in silicon nitride fabricated at low temperature," Photonics Res. 6, 686 (2018)

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    Category: Silicon Photonics

    Received: Feb. 1, 2018

    Accepted: Apr. 29, 2018

    Published Online: Jul. 4, 2018

    The Author Email: Qingzhong Huang (huangqz@mail.hust.edu.cn), Jinsong Xia (jsxia@hust.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.6.000686

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