Linear and steplike characteristics in an optical fiber refractometric transducer with hemispherical detection element

Optical Engineering

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1383-1389

  Svirid, Vladimir ^a   Khotiaintsev, Sergel ^a   Swart, Pieter L ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Fluid detection; Liquid level measurement; Optical fiber sensors; Refractometry

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; FLUIDS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

FLUID DETECTION;

TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 0038380692     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.1563648     Document Type: Article

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