Broad-band mid infrared continuous-wave parametric wavelength conversion in germanium-on-silicon ridge waveguide

HE Feng-Tao; SUN Li; HUI Zhan-Qiang; BAI Ke; ZHANG Min

doi:10.11972/j.issn.1001-9014.2016.02.022

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