Single-Mode Modified Tapered Fiber Structure Functionalized With GO-PVA Composite Layer for Relative Humidity Sensing

Aneez SYUHADA; Muhammad Salleh SHAMSUDIN; Suzairi DAUD; Ganesan KRISHNAN; Sulaiman Wadi HARUN; Muhammad Safwan Abd. AZIZ

doi:10.1007/s13320-020-0595-0

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