3D printed fiber sockets for plug and play micro-optics

Parvathi S Nair; Jonathan Trisno; Hongtao Wang; Joel K W Yang

doi:10.1088/2631-7990/abc674

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[24] Sample development (available at https://support. nanoscribe.com/hc/en-gb/articles/360001344673)

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[28] Curing printed structures (available at: https://support. nanoscribe.com/hc/en-gb/articles/360002022373)

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