• PhotoniX
  • Vol. 5, Issue 1, 24 (2024)
Lei Zhang1,2,3, Xinggang Shang2,3, Simin Cao4, Qiannan Jia1,2,3..., Jiyong Wang5,*, Wei Yan2,3,** and Min Qiu2,3,4,***|Show fewer author(s)
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Information Science and Electronic Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of 3D Micro/Nano Fabrication and Characterization of Zhejiang Province, School of Engineering, Westlake University, 18 Shilongshan RoadZhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310024, China
  • 3Institute of Advanced Technology, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, 18 Shilongshan RoadZhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310024, China
  • 4Westlake Institute for Optoelectronics, Fuyang, Hangzhou 311421, China
  • 5Ministry of Education Engineering Research Center of Smart Microsensors and Microsystems, School of Electronics and Information, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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    DOI: 10.1186/s43074-024-00138-3 Cite this Article
    Lei Zhang, Xinggang Shang, Simin Cao, Qiannan Jia, Jiyong Wang, Wei Yan, Min Qiu. Optical steelyard: high-resolution and wide-range refractive index sensing by synergizing Fabry–Perot interferometer with metafibers[J]. PhotoniX, 2024, 5(1): 24 Copy Citation Text show less
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    Lei Zhang, Xinggang Shang, Simin Cao, Qiannan Jia, Jiyong Wang, Wei Yan, Min Qiu. Optical steelyard: high-resolution and wide-range refractive index sensing by synergizing Fabry–Perot interferometer with metafibers[J]. PhotoniX, 2024, 5(1): 24
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