• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 8, Issue 8, 1342 (2020)
Shuai Wan1、2、†, Rui Niu1、2、†, Zheng-Yu Wang1、2, Jin-Lan Peng3, Ming Li1、2, Jin Li1、2, Guang-Can Guo1、2, Chang-Ling Zou1、2、4, and Chun-Hua Dong1、2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1CAS Key Laboratory of Quantum Information, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
  • 2CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
  • 3Center for Micro and Nanoscale Research and Fabrication, University of Science and Technology of China, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230026, China
  • 4e-mail: clzou321@ustc.edu.cn
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    DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.397619 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Shuai Wan, Rui Niu, Zheng-Yu Wang, Jin-Lan Peng, Ming Li, Jin Li, Guang-Can Guo, Chang-Ling Zou, Chun-Hua Dong. Frequency stabilization and tuning of breathing solitons in Si3N4 microresonators[J]. Photonics Research, 2020, 8(8): 1342 Copy Citation Text show less
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