Polarization-insensitive interferometer based on a hybrid integrated planar light-wave circuit

Guo-Wei Zhang; Yu-Yang Ding; Wei Chen; Fang-Xiang Wang; Peng Ye; Guan-Zhong Huang; Shuang Wang; Zhen-Qiang Yin; Jun-Ming An; Guang-Can Guo; Zheng-Fu Han

doi:10.1364/PRJ.432327

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