Efficient and wideband acousto-optic modulation on thin-film lithium niobate for microwave-to-photonic conversion

Ahmed E. Hassanien; Steffen Link; Yansong Yang; Edmond Chow; Lynford L. Goddard; Songbin Gong

doi:10.1364/PRJ.421612

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