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Photonics Research, Volume. 11, Issue 7, 1196(2023)

Aluminum nitride waveguide beam splitters for integrated quantum photonic circuits

Hyeong-Soon Jang1,2, Donghwa Lee1,3, Hyungjun Heo1, Yong-Su Kim1,3, Hyang-Tag Lim1,3, Seung-Woo Jeon1, Sung Moon1,3, Sangin Kim2, Sang-Wook Han1,3, and Hojoong Jung1,2、*
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  • 1Center for Quantum Information, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea
  • 2Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, Republic of Korea
  • 3Division of Nano and Information Technology, KIST School, Korea University of Science and Technology, Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea
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    Hyeong-Soon Jang, Donghwa Lee, Hyungjun Heo, Yong-Su Kim, Hyang-Tag Lim, Seung-Woo Jeon, Sung Moon, Sangin Kim, Sang-Wook Han, Hojoong Jung, "Aluminum nitride waveguide beam splitters for integrated quantum photonic circuits," Photonics Res. 11, 1196 (2023)

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    Category: Integrated Optics

    Received: Apr. 26, 2022

    Accepted: May. 5, 2023

    Published Online: Jun. 16, 2023

    The Author Email: Hojoong Jung (hojoong.jung@kist.re.kr)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.461723

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