Measuring strain using optical fibres

Strain

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 105-113

  Culshaw, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL FIBERS; TRANSDUCERS;

STRAIN TRANSDUCERS;

STRAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0034248674     PISSN: 00392103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1305.2000.tb01185.x     Document Type: Article

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