Microbend sensor structure for use in distributed and quasi-distributed sensor systems based on selective launching and filtering of the modes in graded index multimode fiber

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1856-1868

  Donlagić, Denis ^a   Culshaw, Brian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; GRADIENT INDEX OPTICS; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT PROPAGATION; MULTIMODE FIBERS; OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING; OPTICAL FILTERS; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

DISTRIBUTED OPTICAL FIBER SENSOR; OPTICAL FIBER MICROBEND SENSOR;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

EID: 0033336471     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.793766     Document Type: Article

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