Development and laboratory validation of in-line multiplexed low-coherence interferometric sensors

Optical Fiber Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 281-293

  Pozzi, Matteo ^a   Zonta, Daniele ^a   Wu, Huayong ^a   Inaudi, Daniele ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^b SMARTEC SA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Fiber Bragg grating; In line multiplexing; Long gauge length strain sensor; SOFO; Temperature sensitivity

Indexed keywords

FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBERS; INTERFEROMETRY; LIGHT SOURCES; REFLECTION; THERMAL EXPANSION;

FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS (FBGS); INDUSTRIAL DEPLOYMENT; INTERFEROMETRIC SENSOR; SOFO; STRAIN SENSORS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCIES; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THERMAL EXPANSION COEFFICIENTS;

TEMPERATURE SENSORS;

EID: 51249121366     PISSN: 10685200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yofte.2008.01.006     Document Type: Article

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