Directional bend sensor based on an asymmetric modification of the fiber cladding by femtosecond laser

2005 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO

Volumn 3, Issue , 2005, Pages 2179-2181

  Allsop, T ^a   Dubov, M ^a   Martinez, A ^a   Floreani, F ^a   Khrushchev, I ^a   Webb, D J ^a   Bennion, I ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLADDING (COATING); LASER PULSES; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; OPTICAL FIBERS;

DIRECTIONAL BEND SENSORS; WAVELENGTH SHIFTS;

OPTICAL SENSORS;

EID: 30944443997     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/cleo.2005.202409     Document Type: Conference Paper

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