On the use of FBG sensors for measurement of curing strains in photocurable resins

Rapid Prototyping Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 81-86

  Karalekas, Dimitrios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Optical measurement; Sensors

Indexed keywords

CURING; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; MICROFABRICATION; SOLIDIFICATION;

FBG SENSORS; PHOTOCURABLE RESINS;

SENSORS;

EID: 41149106987     PISSN: 13552546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552540810862037     Document Type: Article

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