Theoretical Study on Low Crosstalk High-Density Composite Multi-Core Photonic Crystal Fiber

Han Zhang; Guorui Wang; Jiwei Zhang; Shuguang Li; Xin Yan; Fang Wang; Xuenan Zhang; Tonglei Cheng

doi:10.3788/CJL202148.0706005

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