A fiber optic sensor for transverse strain measurement

Experimental Mechanics

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 202-209

  Lawrence, C M ^a   Nelson, D V ^a   Udd, E ^b   Bennett, T ^c  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b Blue Road Research ^*  (United States)

^c SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Bragg grating; Fiber optic sensor; Polarization maintaining filter; Transverse strain

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT REFLECTION; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL FILMS; STRAIN MEASUREMENT;

BRAGG GRATINGS; POLARIZATION-MAINTAINING FIBER; TRANSVERSE STRAIN;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

STRAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0032720911     PISSN: 00144851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02323553     Document Type: Article

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