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Photonics Research, Volume. 12, Issue 10, 2376(2024)

Controlled light distribution with coupled microresonator chains via Kerr symmetry breaking Editors' Pick

Alekhya Ghosh1,2、†, Arghadeep Pal1,2、†, Lewis Hill1, Graeme N. Campbell1,3, Toby Bi1,2, Yaojing Zhang1, Abdullah Alabbadi1,2, Shuangyou Zhang1,2, and Pascal Del’Haye1,2、*
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  • 1Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
  • 2Department of Physics, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
  • 3Department of Physics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0NG, UK
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    Alekhya Ghosh, Arghadeep Pal, Lewis Hill, Graeme N. Campbell, Toby Bi, Yaojing Zhang, Abdullah Alabbadi, Shuangyou Zhang, Pascal Del’Haye, "Controlled light distribution with coupled microresonator chains via Kerr symmetry breaking," Photonics Res. 12, 2376 (2024)

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    Paper Information

    Category: Nonlinear Optics

    Received: Apr. 3, 2024

    Accepted: Jul. 29, 2024

    Published Online: Oct. 8, 2024

    The Author Email: Pascal Del’Haye (pascal.delhaye@mpl.mpg.de)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.524823

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