A comparison of the sensing characteristics of long period gratings written in three different types of fiber

Optical Fiber Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 210-223

  Allsop, T ^a   Webb, D J ^a   Bennion, I ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; BENDING (DEFORMATION); DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

LONG PERIOD GRATINGS (LPG);

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 0141844602     PISSN: 10685200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1068-5200(03)00028-2     Document Type: Article

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