Polarization Rotation in Silicon Waveguides: Analytical Modeling and Applications
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: IEEE Photonics Journal
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1943-0655
DOI: 10.1109/jphot.2010.2049349