Research Progress in Optoelectronics Integration Technology Based on Piezoelectric Effect（Invited）

Jian SHEN; Chenglong FENG; Xun ZHANG; Lei ZHANG; Chang SHU; Yong ZHANG; Yikai SU

doi:10.3788/gzxb20235211.1113001

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