Low consumption power variable optical attenuator with sol-gel derived organic/inorganic hybrid materials

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 6029-6034

  Li, Dongxiao ^a   Zhang, Yanwu ^a   Liu, Liying ^a   Xu, Lei ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 85010165943     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.006029     Document Type: Article

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