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References should be numbered consecutively in the order in which they are first referenced in the body of the paper. Two references [2,3] should be included together, separated by a comma, and three or more consecutive references should be indicated by the bounding numbers and an en dash [1-4].
When compiling your references, be sure to include the titles of articles. COL require this information before a paper can be sent to peer review. The reference titles will subsequently be removed by copy editors before they are published, so this information is not included in the length estimate sent to authors when a positive decision is made by the editor.
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Journal paper
1. Q. Ji, X. Ma, J. Sun, H. Zhang, and Y. Yao, "Novel method for measurement of effective cavity length of DBR fiber," Chin. Opt. Lett. 8, 398 (2010).
Book
2. N. Bloembergen, Nonlinear Optics (Benjamin, New York, 1965).
Chapter in a book
3. B. L. Shoop, A. H. Sayles, and D. M. Litynski, "New devices for optoelectronics: smart pixels," in Handbook of Fiber Optic Data Communications, C. DeCusatis, D. Clement, E. Maass, and R. Lasky, eds. (Academic, 1997), pp. 705–758.
Paper in a published conference proceedings
4. R. E. Kalman,"Algebraic aspects of the generalized inverse of a rectangular matrix," in Proceedings of Advanced Seminar on Generalized Inverse and Applications, M. Z. Nashed, ed. (Academic, 1976), pp. 111.
Paper in an unpublished conference proceedings
5. D. Steup and J. Weinzierl, “Resonant THz-meshes,” presented at the Fourth International Workshop on THz Electronics, Erlangen-Tennenlohe, Germany, 5–6 September 1996.
SPIE proceedings
6. S. K. Griebel M. Richardson, K. E. Devenport, and H. S. Hinton, "Experimental performance of an ATM-based buffered hyperplane CMOSSEED smart pixel array," Proc. SPIE 3005, 254 (1997).
IEEE proceedings
7. T. Darrel and K. Wohn, "Pyramid based depth from focus," in Proceedings of IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 504, (1988).
Paper accepted for publication
8. H. Qi, M. Zhu, W. Zhang, K. Yi, H. He, and J. Shao “Dependence of wavefront errors on the nonuniformity of thin film" Chin. Opt. Lett. (to be published).
Internet links
9. A. G. Ramm, "Invisible obstacles," http://www.arxiv.org/abs/math-ph/0608034 (June 1, 2011).
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Table 1. Main Parameters Used in the Numerical Calculations
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