• Laser & Optoelectronics Progress
  • Vol. 58, Issue 5, 0500004 (2021)
Miao Tian*, Minni Qu, Liying Wu, and Xiulan Cheng
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  • Center for Advanced Electronic Materials and Devices, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai , 200240, China
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    Miao Tian, Minni Qu, Liying Wu, Xiulan Cheng. Progress on Asymmetrical Grating Couplers for Vertical Coupling[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2021, 58(5): 0500004 Copy Citation Text show less
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