• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 8, Issue 10, 1634 (2020)
Jinfeng Mu*, Meindert Dijkstra, Jeroen Korterik, Herman Offerhaus, and Sonia M. García-Blanco
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  • Optical Sciences Group, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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    Jinfeng Mu, Meindert Dijkstra, Jeroen Korterik, Herman Offerhaus, Sonia M. García-Blanco, "High-gain waveguide amplifiers in Si3N4 technology via double-layer monolithic integration," Photonics Res. 8, 1634 (2020) Copy Citation Text show less
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