Multi-channel 28-GHz millimeter-wave signal generation on a silicon photonic chip with automated polarization control

Ruiyuan Cao; Yu He; Qingming Zhu; Jingchi Li; Shaohua An; Yong Zhang; Yikai Su

doi:10.1088/1674-4926/40/5/052301

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