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Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 44, Issue 15, 1513003(2024)

Development of Electro-Optical Polymer Modulators (Invited)

Feng Qiu^*

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School and Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, Zhejiang , China

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Paper Information

Category: Integrated Optics

Received: Jan. 2, 2024

Accepted: Mar. 13, 2024

Published Online: Aug. 5, 2024

The Author Email: Qiu Feng (a-photonics@outlook.com)

DOI:10.3788/AOS240911

CSTR:32393.14.AOS240911

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laser devices and laser physics

Lasers and Laser Optics

laser manufacturing

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