A quasi-distributed level sensor based on a bent side-polished plastic optical fibre cable

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2261-2267

  Lomer, M ^a   Quintela, A ^a   Lopez Amo M ^b   Zubia, J ^c   Lopez Higuera J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^b PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

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

Author keywords

Coil fibre probe; Fibre optical sensor; Liquid level measurement; Plastic optical fibre

Indexed keywords

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; OPTICAL CABLES; OPTICAL VARIABLES CONTROL; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

COIL FIBER PROBES; LIQUID-LEVEL MEASUREMENT; PLASTIC OPTICAL FIBER;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; OPTICAL CABLES; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL VARIABLES CONTROL; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

EID: 34250753209     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/18/7/061     Document Type: Article

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