Optimization of fibre coating properties for fiber optic smart structures

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 441-448

  Hadjiprocopiou, M ^a   Reed, G T ^a   Hollaway, L ^a   Thorne, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COATINGS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INTELLIGENT MATERIALS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OPTIMIZATION; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMERS; RESIDUAL STRESSES; STRESS CONCENTRATION; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

FIBRE COATING; INTERFACE COATING; OPTICAL FIBRE INCLUSION;

INTELLIGENT STRUCTURES;

EID: 0030219660     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/5/4/008     Document Type: Article

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