Regenerated polymer optical fiber Bragg gratings with thermal treatment for high temperature measurements

Dinusha Serandi Gunawardena; Xin Cheng; Jingxian Cui; Geraldi Edbert; Linyue Lu; Yuk Ting Ho; Hwa-Yaw Tam

doi:10.1364/PRJ.453683

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