Compact microring resonator based on ultralow-loss multimode silicon nitride waveguide

Shuai Cui; Kaixiang Cao; Zhao Pan; Xiaoyan Gao; Yuan Yu; Xinliang Zhang

doi:10.1117/1.APN.2.4.046007

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