Femtosecond Laser Direct Writing of Bent Waveguides with High Curvature and Low Loss

Yichun Li; Kaiheng Xiao; Zhongtian Li; Chang Liu; Yanhao Yu; Zhennan Tian

doi:10.3788/CJL231264

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