Effects of thermal treatment on the infrared transmissionof polycrystalline silver halide fibers

Applied Optics

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 285-290

  Bunimovich, D ^a   Shalem, S ^a   Katzir, A ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 0000696378     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.36.000285     Document Type: Article

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