Fiber optic pressure sensor with self-compensation capability for harsh environment applications

Optical Engineering

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1-10

  Xiao, Hai ^a   Deng, Jiangdong ^a   Wang, Zhiyong ^a   Huo, Wei ^a   Zhang, Po ^a   Luo, Ming ^a   Pickrell, Gary R ^a   May, Russell G ^a   Wang, Anbo ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fabry Perot; Fiber optic sensors; Interferometers

Indexed keywords

FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETERS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT REFLECTION; OPTICAL BEAM SPLITTERS; OPTICAL FILTERS; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; SINGLE MODE FIBERS; THERMAL EXPANSION;

FIBER OPTIC PRESSURE SENSOR; SINGLE MODE FIBER SENSOR;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

EID: 24044522258     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.1917570     Document Type: Article

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