Brillouin scattering based distributed sensors for structural applications

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 340-349

  Brown, Anthony W ^a   Smith, Jeffrey P ^a   Bao, Xiaoyi ^a   Demerchant, Michael D ^a   Bremner, Theodore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRILLOUIN SCATTERING; BUILDING MATERIALS; FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETERS; STRAIN; STRUCTURAL MEMBERS; TEMPERATURE;

SMART CIVIL STRUCTURES; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

EID: 0343341762     PISSN: 1045389X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1106/N5YV-ARBU-XRFF-NGC3     Document Type: Article

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