Refractive Index and Temperature Sensor of Tapered Triple Cladding Quartz Specialty Fiber

Fu Xinghu; Yang Chuanqing; Wang Siwen; Xie Haiyang; Zhang Shunyang; Fu Guangwei; Bi Weihong

doi:10.3788/aos201535.1206003

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