Design and test of a laser-based optical-fiber Bragg-grating accelerometer for seismic applications

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Gagliardi, G ^a   Salza, M ^a   Ferraro, P ^a   De Natale, P ^a   Di Maio, A ^b   Carlino, S ^c   De Natale, G ^c   Boschi, E ^d  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OTTICA   (Italy)

^b ANSALDO ENERGIA   (Italy)

^c OSSERVATORIO VESUVIANO   (Italy)

^d ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Diode laser; Fiber Bragg grating; Seismic monitoring; Strain sensing

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETERS; BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBERS; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; OPTICAL FIBERS; SEISMOLOGY; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

DESIGN AND TESTS; FIBER OPTIC ACCELEROMETER; FIELD APPLICATION; GROUND ACCELERATIONS; PROOF OF PRINCIPLES; SEISMIC APPLICATION; SEISMIC MONITORING; STRAIN SENSING;

SEISMIC DESIGN;

EID: 48849084714     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/19/8/085306     Document Type: Article

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