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Microsystem Technologies

Review of atomic MEMS: driving technologies and challenges

Haifeng Dong, Jiancheng Fang, Binquan Zhou, Jie Qin, Shuangai Wan

Published May 15, 2010• 17 citations
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10.1007/s00542-010-1089-6

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