Optical intensity-based measurement of multipoint hetero-core fiber sensors by the method of time-differentiation in optical loss

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1055-1060

  Nishiyama, Michiko ^a   Sasaki, Hiroyuki ^a   Watanabe, Kazuhiro ^a  

^a SOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hetero core; Multiple measurement; Optical fiber sensor; Optical intensity based; Time differentiation

Indexed keywords

BANDPASS FILTERS; CONTACT SENSORS; DETECTORS; DIFFERENTIATION (CALCULUS); ELECTRIC LINES; FIBER OPTICS; OPTICAL LOSSES; OPTICAL SENSORS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; POWER TRANSMISSION; SENSORS; TRANSMISSION LINE THEORY;

DISPLACEMENT SENSORS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FIBER SENSORS; HETERO CORE; LOW INSERTION LOSS (LIL); MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS; MONITOR (CO); MONITORING TIME; MULTI POINTS; MULTI-SENSORS; MULTIPOINT MEASUREMENT; OPTICAL (PET) (OPET); OPTICAL INTENSITIES; SINGLE TRANSMISSION;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

EID: 47849101160     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2008.926110     Document Type: Conference Paper

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