Simple high-performance method for large-scale time division multiplexing of fibre Bragg grating sensors

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 965-974

  Cooper, David J F ^a   Smith, Peter W E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environmental monitoring; Erbium; Fibre Bragg grating sensors; Optical amplifiers; Smart structures; Strain; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ARRAYS; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; MULTIPLEXING;

SENSING CONDITIONS;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

FIBER OPTICS;

EID: 0037659593     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/14/7/309     Document Type: Article

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