Micro-displacement sensor based on an asymmetric wavy multimode fiber interferometer

Yuanzheng LI; Yi LI; Yinping MIAO; Fang WANG; Kai HU; Kailiang and ZHANG

doi:10.1007/s11801-023-2139-5

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