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Microscopic image of a photonic integrated circuit providing radio-frequency interference.
A scanning electron microscope image of a PIC designed to cancel radio-frequency interference. The inset shows an etched facet used for a monolithic Fabry-Perot laser. The right-hand plots show the photonic integrated circuit reducing and eliminating interference.
Credit: Paul Prucnal, Department of Electrical Engineering, Princeton University
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