Type-II micro-comb generation in a filter-driven four wave mixing laser [Invited]

Hualong Bao; Andrew Cooper; Sai T. Chu; Dave J. Moss; Roberto Morandotti; Brent E. Little; Marco Peccianti; Alessia Pasquazi

doi:10.1364/PRJ.6.000B67

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