Supermode Bragg Grating Inscribed in a Strongly Coupled Seven-Core Fiber and Its Response Characteristics to Temperature and Strain

Xian Dong; Youhang Xie; Chuang Wu; Jie Li; Baiou Guan

doi:10.3788/LOP220963

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