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REGULAR RESEARCH ARTICLES

The Effects of Curved Gas-Liquid Interface on Light Reflectance Liquid Film Measurement for an Optical Waveguide Film

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Pages 2950-2960 | Received 16 May 2022, Accepted 11 Feb 2023, Published online: 03 Apr 2023

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