Characterization of embedded fibre Bragg grating sensors written in high-birefringent optical fibres subjected to transverse loading

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4694, Issue , 2002, Pages 175-186

  Bosia, Federico ^a   Giaccari, Philippe ^a   Facchini, Mauro ^a   Botsis, John ^a   Limberger, Hans ^a   Salathé, René ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bragg gratings; Fibre optic sensors; Polarization mantaining fibre; Transverse strain

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULI; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LIGHT POLARIZATION;

TRANSVERSAL LOADS;

FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS;

EID: 0036380134     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.472616     Document Type: Conference Paper

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