Plastic optical fibers: An introduction to their technological processes and applications

Optical Fiber Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 101-140

  Zubia, Joseba ^a   Arrue, Jon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

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EID: 0011005302     PISSN: 10685200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ofte.2000.0355     Document Type: Article

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