Graded-index plastic optical fiber for deformation sensing

Optics and Lasers in Engineering

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 757-760

  Babchenko, Anatoly ^a   Maryles, Jonathan ^a  

^a JERUSALEM COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Deformation sensor; Fiber optic sensor; Graded index plastic optic fiber; Multi imperfected fiber; Multi loop configuration; Regulated imperfected plastic optic fiber

Indexed keywords

DEFECTS; GRADIENT INDEX OPTICS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; OPTICAL SENSORS;

BENDING MEASUREMENTS; DEFORMATION SENSING; MULTI-IMPERFECTED FIBERS; MULTI-LOOP CONFIGURATION; PLASTIC OPTICAL FIBERS;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 33947610313     PISSN: 01438166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlaseng.2007.01.004     Document Type: Article

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