Silicon photonic platforms for mid-infrared applications [Invited]

Ting Hu; Bowei Dong; Xianshu Luo; Tsung-Yang Liow; Junfeng Song; Chengkuo Lee; Guo-Qiang Lo

doi:10.1364/PRJ.5.000417

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