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Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 61, Issue 11, 1116003(2024)

Difference-Frequency Generation in Lithium-Niobate-on-Insulator Waveguide Based on Modal Phase Matching (Invited)

Haoyang Du¹, Xiuquan Zhang², Lei Wang^1、*, and Feng Chen¹

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¹School of Physics, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, Shandong, China

²Key Laboratory of Laser & Infrared System, Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, Shandong, China

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Haoyang Du, Xiuquan Zhang, Lei Wang, Feng Chen. Difference-Frequency Generation in Lithium-Niobate-on-Insulator Waveguide Based on Modal Phase Matching (Invited)[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2024, 61(11): 1116003

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Paper Information

Category: Materials

Received: Jan. 26, 2024

Accepted: Mar. 12, 2024

Published Online: Jun. 17, 2024

The Author Email: Lei Wang (leiwangsdu@sdu.edu.cn)

DOI:10.3788/LOP240618

CSTR:32186.14.LOP240618

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