• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 6, Issue 6, 587 (2018)
Kai Guo1、*, Xiaodong Shi2, Xiaolin Wang1, Junbo Yang3, Yunhong Ding2, Haiyan Ou2, and Yijun Zhao1
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
  • 2Department of Photonics Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby 2800, Denmark
  • 3Center of Material Science, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
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    Kai Guo, Xiaodong Shi, Xiaolin Wang, Junbo Yang, Yunhong Ding, Haiyan Ou, Yijun Zhao. Generation rate scaling: the quality factor optimization of microring resonators for photon-pair sources[J]. Photonics Research, 2018, 6(6): 587 Copy Citation Text show less
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