The sensitivity characteristics of tilted fibre Bragg grating sensors with different cladding thicknesses

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 3117-3122

  Chen, C ^a   Caucheteur, C ^b   Megret P ^b   Albert, J ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Fibre Bragg gratings; Fibre sensors; Sensitivity; Strain

Indexed keywords

FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; RESONANCE; STRAIN;

CLADDING DIAMETER; WAVELENGTH SEPARATION;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; RESONANCE; STRAIN;

EID: 36749036095     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/18/10/S11     Document Type: Article

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