Optical fibre grating refractometers for resin cure monitoring

Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Buggy, S J ^a   Chehura, E ^a   James, S W ^a   Tatam, R P ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cure monitoring; Fibre gratings; Optical fibre sensor; Refractive index

Indexed keywords

CURING; EPOXY RESINS; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; WAVELENGTH;

ATTENUATION BANDS; CURE MONITORING; FRESNEL-BASED REFRACTOMETERS; SPECTRAL RESPONSE;

REFRACTOMETERS;

EID: 34249689716     PISSN: 14644258     EISSN: 17413567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1464-4258/9/6/S09     Document Type: Article

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