Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 56, Issue 17, 170612(2019)

Multi-Core Fiber Characteristics and Its Sensing Applications

Libo Yuan*
Author Affiliations
  • Photonics Research Center, School of Electronic Engineering and Automation, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

    Received: May. 22, 2019

    Accepted: Jul. 9, 2019

    Published Online: Sep. 5, 2019

    The Author Email: Libo Yuan (lbyuan@vip.sina.com)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP56.170612

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