Dynamic range enhancement in fiber Bragg grating sensors using a multimode laser diode

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 703-705

  Moreira, P J ^a,b   Ferreira, L A ^a   Santos, J L ^a,b   Farahi, F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b Depto Quim Da Faculdade Cie U P   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMODULATION; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; LASER MODES; LASER TUNING; LIGHT POLARIZATION; PHASE SHIFT; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

DYNAMIC RANGE ENHANCEMENT; FIBER BRAGG GRATING SENSORS; INTERROGATION METHOD; MULTIMODE LASER DIODE;

OPTICAL SENSORS;

EID: 0032632870     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.766791     Document Type: Article

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