Fibreoptic reflectometric technique for the automatic detection and measurement of surface cracks

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1413-1431

  Lopez C ^a   Doval, A F ^a   Dorrio B V ^a   Blanco Garcia J ^a   Bugarin J ^a   Alen J M ^a   Fernandez A ^a   Fernandez J L ^a   Perez Amor M ^a   Tejedor, B G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b TECNATOM S A   (Spain)

Author keywords

Crack detection; Optical inspection; Reflectometry

Indexed keywords

REFLECTOMETRY;

CRACKS; INSPECTION; OPTICAL FIBERS;

REFLECTOMETERS;

EID: 0032162804     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/9/9/008     Document Type: Article

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