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Electro-optically tunable microring resonators in lithium niobate

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Electro-optically tunable microring resonators in lithium niobate. / Guarino, Andrea; Poberaj, Gorazd; Rezzonico, Daniele et al.
In: Nature Photonics, Vol. 1, No. 7, 07.2007, p. 407-410.

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Guarino, A, Poberaj, G, Rezzonico, D, Degl'Innocenti, R & Günter, P 2007, 'Electro-optically tunable microring resonators in lithium niobate', Nature Photonics, vol. 1, no. 7, pp. 407-410. https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2007.93

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Guarino, A., Poberaj, G., Rezzonico, D., Degl'Innocenti, R., & Günter, P. (2007). Electro-optically tunable microring resonators in lithium niobate. Nature Photonics, 1(7), 407-410. https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2007.93

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Guarino A, Poberaj G, Rezzonico D, Degl'Innocenti R, Günter P. Electro-optically tunable microring resonators in lithium niobate. Nature Photonics. 2007 Jul;1(7):407-410. Epub 2007 Jul 2. doi: 10.1038/nphoton.2007.93

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Guarino, Andrea ; Poberaj, Gorazd ; Rezzonico, Daniele et al. / Electro-optically tunable microring resonators in lithium niobate. In: Nature Photonics. 2007 ; Vol. 1, No. 7. pp. 407-410.

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