Fabrication of intrinsic fibre Fabry-Perot sensors in silica fibres using hydrofluoric acid etching

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 248-260

  Machavaram, V R ^a   Badcock, R A ^a   Fernando, G F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Composites; Fabry Perot; Fibre optic sensors; Hydrofluoric acid; Intrinsic strain sensor

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CYCLIC LOADS; ETCHING; FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETERS; HYDROFLUORIC ACID; MICROCAVITIES; OPTICAL FIBERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICA;

FABRY-PEROT CAVITY; FABRY-PEROT SENSORS; HYDROFLUORIC ACID ETCHING; INTRINSIC STRAIN SENSOR; SILICA FIBERS; STRAIN SENSORS;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

EID: 34347214444     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2007.04.007     Document Type: Article

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