Ultra-compact titanium dioxide micro-ring resonators with sub-10-μm radius for on-chip photonics

Meicheng Fu; Yi Zheng; Gaoyuan Li; Wenjun Yi; Junli Qi; Shaojie Yin; Xiujian Li; Xiaowei Guan

doi:10.1364/PRJ.422235

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