Polarization Spectra of U-Shaped Optical Fiber Cavities Filled with Liquid Crystal and Their Temperature Characteristics

Kuanming Ma; Zixuan Liu; Peiyuan Liu; Jie Li; Chuang Wu; Baiou Guan

doi:10.3788/LOP56.170621

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