In-fiber Mach-Zehnder Interferometer Based on Cascading Fiber Air Bubble for High Sensitivity Liquid Refractive Index Measurement

LI Hui-dong; FU Hai-wei; SHAO Min; YAN Xu; JIA Zhen-an

doi:10.3788/gzxb20164507.0706006

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