Optical Fiber High-Temperature and Refractive Index Sensor Fabricated by Femtosecond Laser

Hangyu Dong; Changning Liu; Simei Sun; Chao Jiang; Aoyan Zhang; Huiling Hu; Jie Wang

doi:10.3788/LOP56.170633

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