Time-division multiplexing of large serial fiber-optic Bragg grating sensor arrays

Applied Optics

Volumn 40, Issue 16, 2001, Pages 2643-2654

  Cooper, David J F ^a   Coroy, Trent ^b   Smith, Peter W E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Corning Incorporated ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARRAYS; BANDWIDTH; CROSSTALK; ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FIBER OPTICS; LIGHT MODULATORS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; SINGLE MODE FIBERS; TIME DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

SENSOR ARRAYS;

FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS;

EID: 0007415637     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.40.002643     Document Type: Article

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