Low-insertion-loss femtosecond laser-inscribed three-dimensional high-density mux/demux devices

Yize Liang; Chengkun Cai; Kangrui Wang; Xiaokang Lian; Jue Wang; Jinfeng Liu; Lei Shen; Jian Wang

doi:10.1117/1.APN.2.3.036002

Advanced Photonics Nexus, Volume. 2, Issue 3, 036002(2023)

Low-insertion-loss femtosecond laser-inscribed three-dimensional high-density mux/demux devices

Yize Liang^1,2,3、†, Chengkun Cai^1,2,3, Kangrui Wang^1,2,3, Xiaokang Lian^1,2,3, Jue Wang^1,2,3, Jinfeng Liu^1,2,3, Lei Shen⁴, and Jian Wang^1,2,3、*

Author Affiliations

¹Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics and School of Optical and Electronic Information, Wuhan, China

²Optics Valley Laboratory, Wuhan, China

³Shenzhen Institute of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China

⁴Yangtze Optical Fiber and Cable Joint Stock Limited Company (YOFC), State Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber and Cable Manufacture Technology, Wuhan, China

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Paper Information

Category: Research Articles

Received: Jan. 16, 2023

Accepted: Mar. 9, 2023

Published Online: Apr. 13, 2023

The Author Email: Wang Jian (jwang@hust.edu.cn)

DOI:10.1117/1.APN.2.3.036002

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