Mach-Zehnder and Michelson topologies for self-referencing fiber optic intensity sensors

Optical Engineering

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1636-1644

  Baptista, José M ^a,b,d,e   Santos, José L ^b,c   Lage, Armindo S ^c  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE ENGENHARIA DO PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^e POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT MODULATION; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOSENSITIVITY;

OPTICAL FIBER INTENSITY SENSORS; SELF REFERENCING SENSORS;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

EID: 0034206512     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.602540     Document Type: Article

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