Preparation and Potential Applications of Microstructured and Integrated Functional Optical Fibers

Zhenggang Lian; Xiang Chen; Xin Wang; Shuqin Lou; Zhen Guo; Yabin Pi

doi:10.3788/LOP56.170615

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