Design of a multi-layered optical bend loss sensor for pressure and shear sensing

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6532, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Liu, Chao Shih ^a   Chou, Gia Wen ^a   Liang, Xin ^b   Reinhall, Per G ^b   Wang, Wei Chih ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bend loss sensor; Distributive mechanical sensor; Fiber optic sensor; Pressure sensor; Shear sensor

Indexed keywords

BEND LOSS SENSORS; DISTRIBUTIVE MECHANICAL SENSORS; SHEAR SENSORS;

ATTENUATION EQUALIZERS; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE; PRESSURE SENSORS; SHEAR STRESS;

OPTICAL SENSORS;

EID: 35649010822     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.714720     Document Type: Conference Paper

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