A Four-Element Sensor Array Consisting of Asymmetric Distributed-Feedback Fiber Lasers

Pengpeng WANG; Jun CHANG; Cunguang ZHU; Boning SUN; Guangping LV; Sasa ZHANG; Yanjie ZHAO; Zhihui SUN; Xiaolei ZHANG; Gangding PENG

doi:10.1007/s13320-014-0167-2

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