HCPCF-Based In-Line Fiber Fabry-Perot Refractometer and High Sensitivity Signal Processing Method

Xiaohui LIU; Mingshun JIANG; Qingmei SUI; Xiangyi GENG; Furong SONG

doi:10.1007/s13320-017-0392-6

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