Two-axis bend measurement using multicore optical fibre

Optics Communications

Volumn 182, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 115-121

  Gander, M J ^a   Macrae, D ^a   Galliot, E A C ^a   McBride, R ^a   Jones, J D C ^a   Blanchard, P M ^b   Burnett, J G ^b   Greenaway, A H ^b   Inci, M N ^c  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bend; Fibre; Four core; Multicore; Optical; Strain

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038545912     PISSN: 00304018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0030-4018(00)00817-8     Document Type: Article

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