Sapphire Fiber and Its Application in High Temperature Sensors

PANG Fu-fei; WANG Zhi-feng; LIU Huan-huan; MA Zhang-wei; CHEN Zhen-yi; WANG Ting-yun

doi:10.3788/gzxb20194811.1148004

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