Differential phase tracking applied to Bragg gratings in multi-core fibre for high accuracy curvature measurement

Electronics Letters

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 390-391

  Flockhart, G M H ^a   Cranch, G A ^a   Kirkendall, C K ^b  

^a SFA INC   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AC MACHINERY; DC MACHINERY; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; INTERFEROMETERS; PHASE MEASUREMENT;

CURVATURE MEASUREMENT; CURVATURE RESOLUTION; DIFFERENTIAL PHASE TRACKING; MULTI-CORE FIBER;

FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS;

EID: 33750203108     PISSN: 00135194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/el:20060261     Document Type: Article

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