Lateral polishing of bends in plastic optical fibres applied to a multipoint liquid-level measurement sensor

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 68-73

  Lomer, M ^a   Arrue, J ^b   Jauregui, C ^a   Aiestaran, P ^b   Zubia, J ^b   Lopez Higuera J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fibre optical sensor; Liquid level; Polymer optical fibre; U shaped probe

Indexed keywords

LIGHT PROPAGATION; LIQUID LEVEL INDICATORS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; ORGANIC POLYMERS; POLISHING;

LIQUID LEVEL MEASUREMENT SENSOR; POLYMER OPTICAL FIBRES; U-SHAPED PROBE;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 34249330961     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2007.02.043     Document Type: Article

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