Application of polarisation-maintaining side-hole fibres to direct force measurement

Opto-Electronics Review

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 305-311

  Wierzba, P ^a   Kosmowski, B B ^a  

^a GDANSK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Birefringence; Fibre sensor; Finite element modelling; Force measurement; Optical fibre; Polarisation; Side hole fibre

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; ELASTICITY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL FIBERS; POLARIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

FIBER SENSORS; POLARIMETRIC PRESSURE; SIDE-HOLE FIBRES;

FORCE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 1642454826     PISSN: 12303402     EISSN: 18963757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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