Investigation of waveguide growth in photosensitive germanosilicate glass

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2824-2832

  Monro, Tanya M ^a   Martijn De Sterke, C ^a   Poladian, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 10444275818     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.13.002824     Document Type: Article

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