Ultra-high-linearity integrated lithium niobate electro-optic modulators

Hanke Feng; Ke Zhang; Wenzhao Sun; Yangming Ren; Yiwen Zhang; Wenfu Zhang; Cheng Wang

doi:10.1364/PRJ.464650

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