High-resolution miniaturized speckle spectrometry using fuse-induced fiber microvoids

Junrui Liang; Jun Li; Zhongming Huang; Junhong He; Yidong Guo; Xiaoya Ma; Yanzhao Ke; Jun Ye; Jiangming Xu; Jinyong Leng; Pu Zhou

doi:10.1364/PRJ.562936

Photonics Research, Volume. 13, Issue 9, 2654(2025)

High-resolution miniaturized speckle spectrometry using fuse-induced fiber microvoids

Junrui Liang¹, Jun Li¹, Zhongming Huang¹, Junhong He¹, Yidong Guo¹, Xiaoya Ma¹, Yanzhao Ke¹, Jun Ye^1,2,3, Jiangming Xu^1,4、*, Jinyong Leng^1,2,3, and Pu Zhou^1,5、*

Author Affiliations

¹College of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China

²Nanhu Laser Laboratory, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China

³Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of High Energy Laser Technology, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China

⁴e-mail: jmxu1988@163.com

⁵e-mail: zhoupu203@163.com

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Paper Information

Category: Instrumentation and Measurements

Received: Mar. 20, 2025

Accepted: Jun. 28, 2025

Published Online: Aug. 28, 2025

The Author Email: Jiangming Xu (jmxu1988@163.com), Pu Zhou (zhoupu203@163.com)

DOI:10.1364/PRJ.562936

CSTR:32188.14.PRJ.562936

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