Sum-frequency generation of a laser and its background in an on-chip lithium-niobate microdisk

Zhenzhong Hao; Li Zhang; Jie Wang; Fang Bo; Feng Gao; Guoquan Zhang; Jingjun Xu

doi:10.3788/COL202220.111902

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