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Published: Mar 29, 2024
Vol/Issue: 18(6)
Pages: 632-637
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Hainan Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Zhejiang International Studies University

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China Award: 92150108

Natural Science Foundation of Beijing Municipality Award: Z210004

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Yanwu Liu, Chenghao Lao, Min Wang, et al. (2024). Integrated vortex soliton microcombs. Nature Photonics, 18(6), 632-637. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-024-01418-x

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