Magic mirrors of the orient

Journal of Optical Technology (A Translation of Opticheskii Zhurnal)

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 758-765

  Saines, G ^a   Tomilin, M G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VAVILOV STATE OPTICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRONZE; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICS;

BRONZE MIRRORS; CHINA; JAPAN; MAGIC MIRRORS;

MIRRORS;

EID: 0032606193     PISSN: 10709762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOT.66.000758     Document Type: Article

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