Ultralow-crosstalk, strictly non-blocking microring-based optical switch

Qixiang Cheng; Liang Yuan Dai; Nathan C. Abrams; Yu-Han Hung; Padraic E. Morrissey; Madeleine Glick; Peter O’Brien; Keren Bergman

doi:10.1364/PRJ.7.000155

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