High-temperature sensing using whispering gallery mode resonance in bent optical fibers

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2391-2393

  Nam, Sung Hyun ^a   Yin, Shizhuo ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Fiber bending; Fiber sensors; High temperature sensing; Whispering gallery modes (WGMs)

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; LIGHT INTERFERENCE; SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

FIBER BENDING; HIGH TEMPERATURE SENSING; WHISPHERING GALLERY MODES (WGMS);

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

EID: 27744560277     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2005.857988     Document Type: Article

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