Ultracompact bandwidth-tunable filter based on subwavelength grating-assisted contra-directional couplers

Kangnian WANG; Yuan WANG; Xuhan GUO; Yong ZHANG; An HE; Yikai SU

doi:10.1007/s12200-020-1056-5

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