Polarimetric fiber laser sensor for hydrostatic pressure

Applied Optics

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 41-48

  Bohnert, Klaus ^a   Frank, Andreas ^a   Rochat, Etienne ^a,b   Haroud, Karim ^a,c   Brändle, Hubert ^a  

^a ABB SWITZERLAND LTD   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c Inst Recherche Robert Bosch SA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETERS; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBER LASERS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; LIGHT POLARIZATION; PHASE SHIFT; POLARIMETERS; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

DIFFERENTIAL PHASE; ORTHOGONAL POLARIZATION; POLARIMETRIC FIBER LASER SENSOR;

OPTICAL SENSORS;

EID: 0347899311     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.43.000041     Document Type: Article

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