Novel fiber-optic sensor array based on the Sagnac interferometer

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2316-2326

  Vakoc, Benjamin J ^a   Digonnet, Michel J F ^a   Kino, Gordon S ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARRAYS; CODE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS; FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS; INTERFEROMETERS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; TIME DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS;

SAGNAC INTERFEROMETERS; SAGNAC SENSOR ARRAYS (SSA);

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

EID: 0033320888     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.803025     Document Type: Article

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