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Vol. 1, Issue 1, 016001 (2022)

Ultra-broadband and low-loss edge coupler for highly efficient second harmonic generation in thin-film lithium niobate | Article Video

Xiaoyue Liu¹, Shengqian Gao¹, Chi Zhang², Ying Pan¹, Rui Ma¹, Xian Zhang¹, Lin Liu¹, Zhenda Xie², Shining Zhu², Siyuan Yu¹, and Xinlun Cai^1、*

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¹Sun Yat-sen University, School of Electronics and Information Technology, State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Guangzhou, China

²Nanjing University, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, School of Physics, Nanjing, China

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Xiaoyue Liu, Shengqian Gao, Chi Zhang, Ying Pan, Rui Ma, Xian Zhang, Lin Liu, Zhenda Xie, Shining Zhu, Siyuan Yu, Xinlun Cai. Ultra-broadband and low-loss edge coupler for highly efficient second harmonic generation in thin-film lithium niobate[J]. Advanced Photonics Nexus, 2022, 1(1): 016001 Copy Citation Text

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Xiaoyue Liu, Shengqian Gao, Chi Zhang, Ying Pan, Rui Ma, Xian Zhang, Lin Liu, Zhenda Xie, Shining Zhu, Siyuan Yu, Xinlun Cai. Ultra-broadband and low-loss edge coupler for highly efficient second harmonic generation in thin-film lithium niobate[J]. Advanced Photonics Nexus, 2022, 1(1): 016001

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