Systematic investigation of millimeter-wave optic modulation performance in thin-film lithium niobate

Yiwen Zhang; Linbo Shao; Jingwei Yang; Zhaoxi Chen; Ke Zhang; Kam-Man Shum; Di Zhu; Chi Hou Chan; Marko Lončar; Cheng Wang

doi:10.1364/PRJ.468518

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