Fiber optic in-line distributed sensor for detection and localization of the pipeline leaks

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 570-579

  Huang, Shih Chu ^a   Lin, Wuu Wen ^b   Tsai, Meng Tsan ^c   Chen, Mao Hsiung ^d  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAJEN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Demodulator; Faraday rotator mirror; In line distributed sensor; Leakage sensor; Mach Zehnder and Sagnac hybrid interferometer

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC SIGNAL PROCESSING; DEMODULATORS; FARADAY EFFECT; LEAK DETECTION; MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETERS; PIPELINES;

FARADAY ROTATOR MIRROR; IN LINE DISTRIBUTED SENSOR; LEAKAGE SENSORS; SAGNAC HYBRID INTERFEROMETERS;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

EID: 34047104643     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2006.10.010     Document Type: Article

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