Mode-insensitive and mode-selective optical switch based on asymmetric Y-junctions and MMI couplers

Shijie Sun; Qidong Yu; Yuanhua Che; Tianhang Lian; Yuhang Xie; Daming Zhang; Xibin Wang

doi:10.1364/PRJ.509773

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