Reflectometric frequency-modulation continuous-wave distributed fiber-optic stress sensor with forward coupled beams

Applied Optics

Volumn 35, Issue 28, 1996, Pages 5722-5726

  Zheng, Gang ^a   Campbell, Michael ^a   Wallace, Peter ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Distributed sensor; Frequency modulation continuous wave; Optical fiber sensor; Stress measurement

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; FREQUENCY MODULATION; LASER BEAMS; MIRRORS; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; PHOTODIODES; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; STRESSES;

BEAT SIGNAL; DISTRIBUTED SENSORS; FORWARD COUPLED MODE BEAMS; FREQUENCY MODULATION CONTINUOUS WAVE METHOD; STRESS MEASUREMENT;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

EID: 0030270769     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.35.005722     Document Type: Article

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