Sensing Properties of Femtosecond Laser-Inscribed Long Period Gratings in Photonic Crystal Fiber

Kyriacos KALLI; Tom ALLSOP; Kaimin ZHOU; Graham SMITH; Michael KOMODROMOS; David WEBB; Ian BENNION

doi:10.1007/s13320-011-0013-8

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