Optical in-fiber Bragg grating sensor systems for medical applications

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 38-44

  Rao, Y J ^a   Webb, D J ^a   Jackson, D A ^a   Zhang, L ^b   Bennion, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac monitoring; Fiber optic sensors; In fiber Bragg gratings; Interferometry; Microwaves; NMR imaging; Temperature sensors

Indexed keywords

CATHETERS; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; INTERFEROMETRY; MICROWAVES; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OPTICAL FILTERS; PATIENT MONITORING;

FABRY PEROT FILTERS; IN FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; TEMPERATURE SENSORS;

BIOSENSORS;

EID: 0031693939     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.429860     Document Type: Article

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