In-fibre Bragg grating sensors

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 355-375

  Rao, Yun Jiang ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; FABRICATION; MULTIPLEXING; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

FIBER OPTIC SMART STRUCTURES; IN FIBER BRAGG GRATING SENSOR;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

EID: 4143054718     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/8/4/002     Document Type: Review

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