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Acta Optica Sinica (Online), Volume. 2, Issue 7, 0702001(2025)

Optical Methods for Monitoring Liquid‒Liquid Diffusion Processes (Invited)

Rongtao Huang and Zhiyuan Li^*

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School of Physics and Optoelectronics, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, Guangdong , China

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Paper Information

Category: Photonic and Optoelectronic Devices

Received: Dec. 10, 2024

Accepted: Feb. 10, 2025

Published Online: Apr. 10, 2025

The Author Email: Zhiyuan Li (phzyli@scut.edu.cn)

DOI:10.3788/AOSOL240471

CSTR:32394.14.AOSOL240471

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