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Photonics Research, Volume. 13, Issue 5, 1385(2025)

Lithium tantalate microring cavities with a Q factor exceeding 10 million Spotlight on Optics

Jianfeng He, Xinyi Zhao, Jian-Bin Xu, and Xiankai Sun^*

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Department of Electronic Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China

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Paper Information

Category: Integrated Optics

Received: Nov. 28, 2024

Accepted: Mar. 5, 2025

Published Online: May. 8, 2025

The Author Email: Xiankai Sun (xksun@cuhk.edu.hk)

DOI:10.1364/PRJ.550518

CSTR:32188.14.PRJ.550518

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