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J Martin1, P Bourson, A Dahoun

  • 1Laboratoire Matériaux Optiques, Photonique et Systèmes, Université Paul Verlaine de Metz et Supélec, UMR CNRS 7132, 2 rue Edouard Belin, 57070 Metz, France.

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|December 25, 2009
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