Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 40, Issue 2, 0206002(2020)
Ultrasensitive Refractive Index Sensor Based on Optical Fiber Couplers Assisted with Vernier Effect
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Jinqing Hao, Bingchen Han. Ultrasensitive Refractive Index Sensor Based on Optical Fiber Couplers Assisted with Vernier Effect[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2020, 40(2): 0206002
Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications
Received: Jun. 10, 2019
Accepted: Sep. 9, 2019
Published Online: Jan. 2, 2020
The Author Email: Han Bingchen (han_bchen@126.com)