Optical fiber grating-based sensing system for use in pavement health monitoring

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6932, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Wang, Jian Neng ^a   Tang, Jaw Luen ^b  

^a NATIONAL YUNLIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fiber Bragg grating; Long period grating; Pavement; Sensor; Strain; Temperature; Water level

Indexed keywords

FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; PAVEMENTS; SENSORS; STRAIN; THERMAL EFFECTS;

LONG-PERIOD GRATING; WATER LEVEL MEASUREMENT;

STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING;

EID: 44449118014     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.776532     Document Type: Conference Paper

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