Potential low-cost optical fiber bragg-grating sensor systems for structural health monitoring and examples of their application

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4920, Issue , 2002, Pages 382-391

  Willsch, Reinhardt ^a   Ecke, Wolfgang ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PHOTONIC TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aircraft; Airship; Fiber Bragg grating; Fiber optic sensor; Geo technique; Power generator; Spacecraft; Strain; Temperature; Vibration

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; AIRSHIPS; COSTS; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FIBERS; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; SPACECRAFT; STRAIN; TEMPERATURE;

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATORS; FABRICATED FIBERS; GEO-TECHNIQUE; HIGH RESOLUTION; OPTICAL FIBER BRAGG GRATING SENSORS; POWER GENERATOR; SPACECRAFT STRUCTURES; VIBRATION;

STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING;

EID: 2342554083     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.482000     Document Type: Conference Paper

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