Fiber grating sensors

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1442-1462

  Kersey, Alan D ^b,c,d,e   Davis, Michael A ^b,f,g,h   Patrick, Heather J ^b,i,j,k   LeBlanc, Michel ^b,l,m,n,o   Koo, K P ^a,b   Askins, C G ^b   Putnam, M A ^b   Friebele, E Joseph ^b  

^a IEEE

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^e Fiber Optic Smart Structures Section   (United States)

^f The College of William and Mary   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^h Optical Sciences Division   (United States)

ⁱ MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^k NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

^m UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^o SFA INC   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; INTERFEROMETERS; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MIRRORS; OPTICAL FIBERS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; STRAIN MEASUREMENT;

BRAGG GRATINGS; CHIRPED GRATINGS;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

EID: 0031206848     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.618377     Document Type: Article

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