Bend measurement using Bragg gratings in multicore fibre

Electronics Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 120-121

  Gander, M J ^a   MacPherson, W N ^a   McBride, R ^a   Jones, J D C ^a   Zhang, L ^b   Bennion, I ^b   Blanchard, P M ^c   Burnett, J G ^c   Greenaway, A H ^c  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL FIBERS; STRAIN GAGES;

FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; MULTICORE FIBERS;

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS;

EID: 0033895451     PISSN: 00135194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/el:20000157     Document Type: Article

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