Long period grating-based humidity sensor for potential structural health monitoring

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 57-62

  Venugopalan, T ^a   Sun, T ^a   Grattan, K T V ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Humidity; Long period grating; Optical fibre; Polyvinyl alcohol; Sensors

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; COATINGS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FIBERS; HUMIDITY SENSORS; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; OPTICAL FIBERS; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SENSORS; STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; LONG PERIOD GRATINGS; MEASUREMENT SENSITIVITY; OPTICAL SENSOR DEVICES; POLY (VINYL ALCOHOL) (PVA); SENSOR CONFIGURATIONS; SINGLE-MODE OPTICAL FIBRE; TRANSMISSION SPECTRUMS;

FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS;

EID: 55349095760     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2008.07.015     Document Type: Article

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