Distributed fiber-optic stress sensor by synthesis of the optical coherence function

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 484-486

  Saida, T ^b   Hotate, K ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Intelligent structures; Laser tuning; Optical coherence; Optical fiber measurements; Stress measurement

Indexed keywords

COHERENT LIGHT; DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS; ELECTRODES; INTELLIGENT STRUCTURES; INTERFEROMETERS; LASER TUNING; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

DISTRIBUTED FIBER OPTIC STRESS SENSOR; OPTICAL FIBER MEASUREMENTS; STRESS MEASUREMENT;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

EID: 0031118226     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.559396     Document Type: Article

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