Phase characteristics of optical filters

Springer Series in Optical Sciences

Volumn 123, Issue , 2006, Pages 17-69

  Peucheret, Christophe ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

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EID: 33749242831     PISSN: 03424111     EISSN: 15561534     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/3-540-31770-8_3     Document Type: Article

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