Long-period fiber gratings mechanically induced by winding a string around a fiber/grooved tube set

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2064-2068

  Rego, G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE VIANA DO CASTELO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Long period fiber gratings; Mechanical gratings; Optical communications and sensing

Indexed keywords

FIBER OPTICS; OPTICAL DESIGN;

FORMATION MECHANISMS; LONG-PERIOD FIBER GRATINGS; MECHANICAL GRATINGS; MECHANICALLY INDUCED GRATINGS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS AND SENSING; RESEARCH LABS;

WINDING;

EID: 46049105603     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.23572     Document Type: Article

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