Recent progress and novel applications of photonic crystal fibers

Reports on Progress in Physics

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Arismar Cerqueira, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

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EID: 76649097059     PISSN: 00344885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0034-4885/73/2/024401     Document Type: Article

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