Ultrahigh sensitivity strain sensing using fiber cavity etalons

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3042, Issue , 1997, Pages 100-110

  Friebele, E J ^a   Putnam, M A ^a   Kersey, A D ^a   Greenbiatt, A S ^a   Ruthven, G P ^b   Krim, M H ^b   Gottschalck, K S ^b  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b RAYTHEON COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fiber optic sensof; Microdynamics; Strain sensing; Thermal apparent strain

Indexed keywords

ETALONS; FIBERS; GOLD COATINGS; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION;

FREE VIBRATION; LOW-FREQUENCY NOISE PERFORMANCE; MICRODYNAMICS; PRECISION APPLICATIONS; STEPPED STRAIN; STRAIN SENSING; STRAIN SENSORS; ULTRA-HIGH-SENSITIVITY;

SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

EID: 0041326102     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.275728     Document Type: Conference Paper

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