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broadband supercontinuum generated HN-PCF will be
useful in the precise measurement of optical frequencies,
high resolution noninvasive medical imaging (optical
coherence tomography), atomic spectroscopy and tele-
communication dense wavelength division multiplexing.
6. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Authors gratefully acknowledge to the Japan Society for Promotion
of Science (JSPS) for their support in carrying out this research work,
JSPS ID number P 09078. Dr. Feroza Begum is a JSPS research fellow.
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