Research on Phase‑Preserving Performance of OPC‑Cascaded MZI Regeneration Chips

Yaxin Wang; Baojian Wu; Biao Guo; Wei Yan; Yu Tang; Feng Wen; Kun Qiu

doi:10.3788/CJL221151

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