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Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 61, Issue 19, 1913025(2024)

Encapsulation Optimization for Photoconductive Antennas Based on Semi-Insulating GaAs

Zitong Zhang^1、*, Tianyi Wang¹, Yufei Guo¹, Jin Li², Tianyi Jiang¹, Jianbo Wang¹, Zhiqiang Qi¹, and Chensheng Wang¹

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¹Huazhong Institute of Electro-Optics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Wuhan 430223, Hubei , China

²Daheng New Epoch Technology, Inc., Beijing 100085, China

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Zitong Zhang, Tianyi Wang, Yufei Guo, Jin Li, Tianyi Jiang, Jianbo Wang, Zhiqiang Qi, Chensheng Wang. Encapsulation Optimization for Photoconductive Antennas Based on Semi-Insulating GaAs[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2024, 61(19): 1913025

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Paper Information

Category: Integrated Optics

Received: Jun. 30, 2024

Accepted: Jul. 5, 2024

Published Online: Oct. 15, 2024

The Author Email: Zitong Zhang (zhang-zt18@tsinghua.org.cn)

DOI:10.3788/LOP241573

CSTR:32186.14.LOP241573

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laser devices and laser physics

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