Photosensitive Optical Fibers: Devices and Applications

Optical Fiber Technology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 17-34

  Kashyap, Raman ^a  

^a MARTLESHAM HEATH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 43949155836     PISSN: 10685200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ofte.1994.1003     Document Type: Article

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