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Photonics Research, Volume. 11, Issue 10, A44(2023)

Soliton microcomb-assisted microring photonic thermometer with ultra-high resolution and broad range

Cheng Zhang1,2、†, Jin Wang1、†, Guoguo Kang2, Jianxin Gao1,3, Zhier Qu1,2, Shuai Wan4,5, Chunhua Dong4,5, Yijie Pan1,6、*, and Jifeng Qu1,7、*
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  • 1Center for Advanced Measurement Science, National Institute of Metrology, Beijing 100029, China
  • 2School of Optics and Photonics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
  • 3College of Optical and Electronic Technology, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
  • 4CAS Key Laboratory of Quantum Information, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
  • 5CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
  • 6e-mail: panyijie@nim.ac.cn
  • 7e-mail: qujf@nim.ac.cn
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    Cheng Zhang, Jin Wang, Guoguo Kang, Jianxin Gao, Zhier Qu, Shuai Wan, Chunhua Dong, Yijie Pan, Jifeng Qu, "Soliton microcomb-assisted microring photonic thermometer with ultra-high resolution and broad range," Photonics Res. 11, A44 (2023)

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    Special Issue: OPTICAL MICRORESONATORS

    Received: Jun. 1, 2023

    Accepted: Jul. 21, 2023

    Published Online: Sep. 20, 2023

    The Author Email: Yijie Pan (panyijie@nim.ac.cn), Jifeng Qu (qujf@nim.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.496232

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