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A kind of intensity modulated fiber sensor utilizing axial offset parameter is proposed. The theoretical analysis and experimental characteristics of this sensor are described. All the theoretical results derived in this ...

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The issue of protecting a fiber communication system is of considerable concern mainly because of the fiber's capability of carrying a large amount of traffic. In this study, we are concerned with the role of topology in ...

Recent progress in reducing the extrinsic losses of fluorozirconate optical fibers has increased the material research efforts for these new waveguides. Fluorozirconate fibers, which are inherently more transparent than ...

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