Fiber-optic couplers as displacement sensors

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4943, Issue , 2002, Pages 81-90

  Baruch, M C ^a   Gerdt, D W ^a   Adkins, C M ^a  

^a Empirical Technologies Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Coupler; Displacement; Fiber optic; Physiological monitor; Sensor; Vibration

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; OPTICAL SENSORS; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSIOLOGY; STRAIN GAGES; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL); WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

DISPLACEMENT SENSORS; FIBER OPTIC COUPLERS; HEARTBEAT MONITORS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORS;

OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING;

EID: 0042063667     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.468566     Document Type: Conference Paper

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