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Advanced Photonics Nexus, Volume. 4, Issue 1, 016001(2025)

Artificial-gauge-field-based inverse design for wideband-flat power splitter and microring resonator Editors' Pick

Zhaonian Wang1, Jiangbing Du1、*, Yixuan Huang1, Xi Wang2, Ke Xu2, and Zuyuan He1
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  • 1Shanghai Jiao Tong University, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, Shanghai, China
  • 2Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), Department of Electronic and Information Engineering, Shenzhen, China
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    Zhaonian Wang, Jiangbing Du, Yixuan Huang, Xi Wang, Ke Xu, Zuyuan He, "Artificial-gauge-field-based inverse design for wideband-flat power splitter and microring resonator," Adv. Photon. Nexus 4, 016001 (2025)

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: May. 16, 2024

    Accepted: Nov. 12, 2024

    Published Online: Dec. 3, 2024

    The Author Email: Jiangbing Du (dujiangbing@sjtu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1117/1.APN.4.1.016001

    CSTR:32397.14.1.APN.4.1.016001

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