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Fiber-to-fiber nonlinear coupling via a nematic liquid crystal. / Nyushkov, B. N.; Trashkeev, S. I.; Ivanenko, A. V. et al.

In: Laser Physics Letters, Vol. 14, No. 1, 015104, 01.01.2017.

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Nyushkov, BN, Trashkeev, SI, Ivanenko, AV, Kolker, DB & Purtov, PA 2017, 'Fiber-to-fiber nonlinear coupling via a nematic liquid crystal', Laser Physics Letters, vol. 14, no. 1, 015104. https://doi.org/10.1088/1612-202X/14/1/015104

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Nyushkov, B. N., Trashkeev, S. I., Ivanenko, A. V., Kolker, D. B., & Purtov, P. A. (2017). Fiber-to-fiber nonlinear coupling via a nematic liquid crystal. Laser Physics Letters, 14(1), [015104]. https://doi.org/10.1088/1612-202X/14/1/015104

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Nyushkov BN, Trashkeev SI, Ivanenko AV, Kolker DB, Purtov PA. Fiber-to-fiber nonlinear coupling via a nematic liquid crystal. Laser Physics Letters. 2017 Jan 1;14(1):015104. doi: 10.1088/1612-202X/14/1/015104

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Nyushkov, B. N. ; Trashkeev, S. I. ; Ivanenko, A. V. et al. / Fiber-to-fiber nonlinear coupling via a nematic liquid crystal. In: Laser Physics Letters. 2017 ; Vol. 14, No. 1.

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