Application of Bragg grating sensors in the characterization of scaled marine vehicle models

Applied Optics

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 328-336

  Hjelme, D R ^a   Bjerkan, L ^a   Neegard, S ^a   Rambech, J S ^a   Aarsnes, J V ^b  

^a SINTEF   (Norway)

^b SINTEF OCEAN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bragg gratings; Fiber optic sensors; Marine vehicle models; Strain sensors

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS; DYNAMIC LOADS; FORCE MEASUREMENT; FREQUENCY MODULATION; SHIP MODELS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; TIME DIVISION MULTIPLEXING; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

BENDING MOMENTS; BRAGG GRATING SENSORS; CATAMARAN; LASER CURRENT LOCKING; SLAMMING FORCES;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

EID: 0030781550     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.36.000328     Document Type: Article

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