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    Journals >Photonics Research >Volume 10 >Issue 12 >Page 2866 > Article
    • Photonics Research
    • Vol. 10, Issue 12, 2866 (2022)
    Optical microcombs in whispering gallery mode crystalline resonators with dispersive intermode interactions
    Tuo Liu1、†, Suwan Sun1、†, You Gao, Siyu Wang, Yongyuan Chu, and Hairun Guo*
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  • Key Laboratory of Specialty Fiber Optics and Optical Access Networks, Joint International Research Laboratory of Specialty Fiber Optics and Advanced Communication, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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    Tuo Liu, Suwan Sun, You Gao, Siyu Wang, Yongyuan Chu, Hairun Guo. Optical microcombs in whispering gallery mode crystalline resonators with dispersive intermode interactions[J]. Photonics Research, 2022, 10(12): 2866 Copy Citation Text show less
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