Mechanical Strength and Reliability of Glass Fibers

Specialty Optical Fibers Handbook

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 735-781

  Kurkjian, Charles R ^a   John Matthewson, M ^b  

^a Piscataway   (United States)

^b IBM ALMADEN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-012369406-5/50026-6     Document Type: Chapter

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