Low-cost fiber Bragg grating interrogation system for in situ assessment of structures

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6529 PART 2, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Zayas, Jose R ^a   Roach, Dennis P ^a   Rumsey, Mark A ^a   Allan, William R ^b   Horsley, David A ^b  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fiber Bragg grating sensors; Low cost interrogator; Wind turbine blades

Indexed keywords

FIBER OPTIC INTERROGATOR; FOIL STRAIN GAUGES; LOW-COST INTERROGATOR; WIND TURBINE BLADES;

DATA ACQUISITION; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; STRAIN GAGES; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; WIND TURBINES;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

EID: 35549003148     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.715273     Document Type: Conference Paper

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