High-temperature fiber optic imaging

Fiber and Integrated Optics

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 387-405

  Bates, Stephen C ^a   Chang, Robert S F ^b  

^a Thoughtventions Unlimited LLC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Endoscope; Fiber optic; High; Imaging; Sapphire; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CLADDING (COATING); ENDOSCOPY; HIGH TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL GLASS; SAPPHIRE;

HIGH TEMPERATURE FIBER OPTIC IMAGING;

IMAGING SYSTEMS;

EID: 0030689192     PISSN: 01468030     EISSN: 10964681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01468039708202294     Document Type: Article

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