The detection of ultrasound using fiber-optic sensors

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1360-1367

  Culshaw, Brian ^a   Thursby, Graham ^b   Betz, Daniel ^a,c   Sorazu, Borja ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b DAIMLER AG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bragg grating; Damage detection; Polarimeter; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVES; DAMAGE DETECTION; DETECTORS; FIBER OPTICS; FIBERS; FLOW INTERACTIONS; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; SENSORS; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONIC TESTING; ULTRASONICS;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FIBER SENSORS; INTERACTION MECHANISMS; MATE RIAL PROPERTIES; NEW OPPORTUNITIES; PRACTICAL USE; ULTRASONIC DETECTION;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

EID: 47849116372     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2008.927240     Document Type: Article

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