Microwave frequency upconversion employing a coupling-modulated ring resonator

Yiming Zhong; Linjie Zhou; Yanyang Zhou; Yujie Xia; Siqi Liu; Liangjun Lu; Jianping Chen; Xingjun Wang

doi:10.1364/PRJ.5.000689

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