Micromachined sensor design for optical-fiber flow measurement

Sensor Review

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 33-39

  Mireles Jr , José ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE CIUDAD JUÁREZ   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Flow; Measurement; Optical instruments

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW MEASUREMENT; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MICROMACHINING; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; MIRRORS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OPTICAL FIBERS; RELIABILITY; SIGNAL INTERFERENCE; VISCOSITY;

FLOW SENSING; LAB-ON-CHIP; MICROMACHINED SENSORS; OPTICAL-FIBER FLOW MEASUREMENT;

SENSORS;

EID: 18844387026     PISSN: 02602288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02602280510577816     Document Type: Article

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