Micromechanics-based wavelength-sensitive photonic beam control architectures and applications

Applied Optics

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 919-932

  Riza, Nabeel A ^a   Sumriddetchkajorn, Sarun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 0000661030     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.39.000919     Document Type: Article

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