Refractive Index Sensing Based on the Modal Interference of U-shape Bending Fiber

TANG Jie-yuan; ZHANG Quan-quan; ZENG Yang-fu; LUO Yun-han; CHEN Zhe; YU Jian-hui; LU Hui-hui; ZHANG Jun

doi:10.3788/gzxb20154405.0506003

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