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Photonics Research, Volume. 8, Issue 5, 729(2020)

Effects of third-order dispersion on temporal soliton compression in dispersion-engineered silicon photonic crystal waveguides

Jiali Liao1,2,5、*, Yang Gao3, Yanling Sun1, Lin Ma1, Zhenzhong Lu1, and Xiujian Li4,6、*
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  • 1School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Xidian University, Xi’an 710071, China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Pulsed Power Laser Technology, Hefei 230037, China
  • 3Xi’an Research Institute of High Technology, Xi’an 710025, China
  • 4College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
  • 5e-mail: liaojiali@xidian.edu.cn
  • 6e-mail: xjli@nudt.edu.cn
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    Jiali Liao, Yang Gao, Yanling Sun, Lin Ma, Zhenzhong Lu, Xiujian Li, "Effects of third-order dispersion on temporal soliton compression in dispersion-engineered silicon photonic crystal waveguides," Photonics Res. 8, 729 (2020)

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    Category: Nanophotonics and Photonic Crystals

    Received: Nov. 19, 2019

    Accepted: Mar. 14, 2020

    Published Online: Apr. 23, 2020

    The Author Email: Jiali Liao (liaojiali@xidian.edu.cn), Xiujian Li (xjli@nudt.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.381371

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