• Advanced Photonics
  • Vol. 4, Issue 3, 034003 (2022)
Guanyu Chen1, Nanxi Li2, Jun Da Ng1, Hong-Lin Lin1..., Yanyan Zhou2, Yuan Hsing Fu2, Lennon Yao Ting Lee2, Yu Yu3,*, Ai-Qun Liu4 and Aaron J. Danner1,*|Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1National University of Singapore, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Singapore
  • 2A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), Institute of Microelectronics, Singapore
  • 3Huazhong University of Science and Technology, School of Optical and Electronic Information, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Wuhan, China
  • 4Nanyang Technological University, Quantum Science and Engineering Centre, Singapore
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    Guanyu Chen, Nanxi Li, Jun Da Ng, Hong-Lin Lin, Yanyan Zhou, Yuan Hsing Fu, Lennon Yao Ting Lee, Yu Yu, Ai-Qun Liu, Aaron J. Danner, "Advances in lithium niobate photonics: development status and perspectives," Adv. Photon. 4, 034003 (2022) Copy Citation Text show less
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