Application of Multimode Laser Diodes in the Interrogation of Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors

Optical Fiber Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 365-387

  Ferreira, L A ^a,b   Diatzikis, E V ^c   Moreira, P J ^a,b   Santos, J L ^a,b   Farahi, F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fiber optic sensors; fiber Bragg gratings; multimode laser diodes; serrodyne techniques; dithering techniques

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009366153     PISSN: 10685200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ofte.2000.0337     Document Type: Article

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