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Optical Fiber Fusion Splicing

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(2005). Fiber Preparation and Alignment. In: Optical Fiber Fusion Splicing. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 103. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-26539-2_2

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