Thermo-optical effects and fiber optic sensing device based on polymer dispersed liquid crystals

Fiber and Integrated Optics

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-12

  Sirleto, L ^a   Righini, G C ^a   Ciaccheri, L ^a   Mahmoud, Aburish ^b,c   Simoni, F ^d  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b Università Nuorese   (Italy)

^c BETHLEHEM UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

^d INFM   (Italy)

Author keywords

Optical fiber sensor; PDLC; Thermo optical properties

Indexed keywords

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; ORGANIC POLYMERS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

FIBER OPTIC TEMPERATURE SENSOR; POLYMER DISPERSED LIQUID CRYSTAL; THERMO-OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0141543048     PISSN: 01468030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01468030303828     Document Type: Article

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