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Vol. 5, Issue 3, 036001 (2026)

Hybrid optoelectronic-integrated module design for quantum communication | Editors' Pick

Zhao-Yuan Chen, Yan-Fei Liu^*, Xiao-Sheng Si, Hao Zheng, Tian-Mei Li, Lei Feng, and Hǎo Zheng

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Rocket Force University of Engineering, Xi’an, China

^*Corresponding author: bbmcu@126.com

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Zhao-Yuan Chen, Yan-Fei Liu, Xiao-Sheng Si, Hao Zheng, Tian-Mei Li, Lei Feng, Hǎo Zheng, "Hybrid optoelectronic-integrated module design for quantum communication," Adv. Photonics. Nexus 5, 036001 (2026) Copy Citation Text

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