Strain Characteristic of Mach-Zehnder Interferometer Made of Multi-Core Fiber

Jiao Song; Chao Jiang; Wanmei Shen; Simei Sun; Xiaoshan Guo; Saiyu Wang

doi:10.3788/LOP202158.2314002

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