Doping of optical fiber preforms via porous silica layer infiltration with salt solutions

Inorganic Materials

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 303-307

  Khopin, V F ^a   Umnikov, A A ^a   Gur'Yanov, A N ^a   Bubnov, M M ^b   Senatorov, A K ^b   Dianov, E M ^b  

^a RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Russian Federation)

^b FIBER OPTICS RESEARCH CENTER   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 17744367285     PISSN: 00201685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10789-005-0128-7     Document Type: Article

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