Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 40, Issue 24, 2413001(2020)

Ultracompact Refractive Index Sensor Based on Integrated Optical Waveguide Trench Coupler

Chenglong Zhang1,2, Chen Cai2, Ke Liu1, Baolu Guan1, and Zhimei Qi2,3、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronics Technology, Ministry of Education, Faculty of Information Technology, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Transducer Technology, Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
  • 3University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    Chenglong Zhang, Chen Cai, Ke Liu, Baolu Guan, Zhimei Qi. Ultracompact Refractive Index Sensor Based on Integrated Optical Waveguide Trench Coupler[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2020, 40(24): 2413001

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    Paper Information

    Category: Integrated Optics

    Received: Jun. 17, 2020

    Accepted: Sep. 8, 2020

    Published Online: Nov. 23, 2020

    The Author Email: Qi Zhimei (qizm@aircas.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202040.2413001

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