On-chip modulation for rotating sensing of gyroscope based on ring resonator coupled with Mach-Zehnder interferometer.
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SUBMITTER: Zhang H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4726440 | biostudies-other | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
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