Reconfigurable Mode Multiplexer Waveguide Switch Based on Phase Change Material

Yuanshuai Lü; Chenggen Wang; Wei Yuan; Guiju Zhang; Kaiyue Qi

doi:10.3788/AOS202141.1723001

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