Thermally enhanced responsivity in an all-silicon optical power monitor based on defect-mediated absorption

Qikai Huang; Hui Yu; Qiang Zhang; Yan Li; Weiwei Chen; Yuehai Wang; Jianyi Yang

doi:10.1364/PRJ.432731

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