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Investigation of the power coupling of novel wavelength-selective couplers incorporating axially symmetric long-period fibre gratings
Submitted: 11 August 2010 | Published: 13 May 2011
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Ronnie Kritzinger, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Science, University of Johannesburg, South AfricaJohan Meyer, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Science, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Johan Burger, National Metrology Institute of South Africa, South Africa
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