Thermo-optically tunable spectral broadening in a nonlinear ultra-silicon-rich nitride Bragg grating

Yanmei Cao; Ezgi Sahin; Ju Won Choi; Peng Xing; George F. R. Chen; D. K. T. Ng; Benjamin J. Eggleton; Dawn T. H. Tan

doi:10.1364/PRJ.411073

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