Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 50, Issue 22, 2219001(2023)

Compact High Uniformity Silicon Waveguide Arrayed Waveguide Grating

Zhihua Feng1,4, Shuo Yuan2, Yishu Chen2, Haipeng Liu2, Qunyu Bi3, Fuling Zhang4、*, and Jijun Feng2、**
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Physics, Xidian University, Xi an 710071, Shaanxi, China
  • 2Shanghai Key Laboratory of Modern Optical System, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
  • 3Key Lab of Advanced Optical Manufacturing Technologies of Jiangsu Province, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, Jiangsu, China
  • 4The 27th Research Institute, China Electronics Technology Group Corporation, Zhengzhou 450047, Henan, China
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    Zhihua Feng, Shuo Yuan, Yishu Chen, Haipeng Liu, Qunyu Bi, Fuling Zhang, Jijun Feng. Compact High Uniformity Silicon Waveguide Arrayed Waveguide Grating[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2023, 50(22): 2219001

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    Received: Feb. 2, 2023

    Accepted: Mar. 15, 2023

    Published Online: Nov. 7, 2023

    The Author Email: Zhang Fuling (lidarzhang666@163.com), Feng Jijun (fjijun@usst.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL230484

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