Photonic crystal nanobeam cavities based on 4H-silicon carbide on insulator

Liping Zhou; Chengli Wang; Ailun Yi; Chen Shen; Yifan Zhu; Kai Huang; Min Zhou; Jiaxiang Zhang; Xin Ou

doi:10.3788/COL202220.031302

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