Polarization-Maintaining Fibers and Their Applications

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 1986, Pages 1071-1089

  Noda, Juichi ^a   Okamoto, Katsunari ^a   Sasaki, Yutaka ^a  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

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EID: 84941504571     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: 15582213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.1986.1074847     Document Type: Article

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