Two-dimensional bend sensing with a single, multi-core optical fibre

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 132-140

  Blanchard, P M ^a   Burnett, J G ^a   Erry, G R G ^a   Greenaway, A H ^a   Harrison, P ^a   Mangan, B ^b   Knight, J C ^b   Russell, P St J ^b   Gander, M J ^c   McBride, R ^c   Jones, J D C ^c  

^a DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^c HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; DYNAMIC LOADS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; INTELLIGENT STRUCTURES; INTERFEROMETRY; MULTIMODE FIBERS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

MULTI-CORE OPTICAL FIBERS; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL BEND SENSING;

BRIDGES;

EID: 17044459911     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/9/2/302     Document Type: Article

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