Optical router for optical fiber sensor networks based on a liquid crystal cell

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 513-518

  Vázquez, Carmen ^a   Pena, José Manuel Sánchez ^a   Vargas, Salvador Elías ^a   Aranda, Angel Luis ^a   Pérez, Isabel ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Liquid crystal cell; Optical router; Sensor network

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; OPTICAL BEAM SPLITTERS; ROUTERS; SENSORS;

FIBER SENSORS; LIQUID CRYSTAL CELL; OPTICAL ROUTER; SENSOR NETWORK;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 1542380330     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2003.815770     Document Type: Article

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