Observation of axial acoustic waves in multimode PMMA optical fibres and implications for a new class of optical fibre sensor

Journal of Physics: Conference Series

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 270-275

  Ernest, A D ^a   Lamb, D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 24144444717     PISSN: 17426588     EISSN: 17426596     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/15/1/045     Document Type: Article

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