Molten-core fabrication of novel optical fibers

American Ceramic Society Bulletin

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 24-29

  Morris, Stephanie ^a   Ballato, John ^b  

^a Clemson University   (United States)

^b Department of Materials Science and Engineering ^*  (United States)

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