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Wavelength Filters in Fibre Optics

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Tilsch, M.K., Sargent, R.B., Hulse, C.A. (2006). Dielectric Multilayer Filters. In: Venghaus, H. (eds) Wavelength Filters in Fibre Optics. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 123. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg . https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-31770-8_8

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