Universal fiber-optic point sensor system for quasi-static absolute measurements of multiparameters exploiting low coherence interrogation

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 592-600

  Rao, Yun Jiang ^a,b,c,d   Jackson, David A ^a,b,e,f,g,h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Chongqing ^*

^c CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^g NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^h Institute of Measurement and Control

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHERENT LIGHT; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; ELECTRIC NETWORK TOPOLOGY; FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; INTERFEROMETRY; LIGHT SOURCES; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT;

BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBER OPTIC POINT SENSOR SYSTEM; LOW COHERENCE INTERFEROMETRY; OPTICAL PATH DIFFERENCE; SIGNAL RECOVERY;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

EID: 0030126594     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.491397     Document Type: Article

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