An evaluation of the optical fiber beam as a force sensor

Optical Fiber Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 131-135

  Kulkarni, Atul ^a   Na, Jeonggil ^a   Kim, Young Jin ^a,b   Baik, Seunghyun ^a,b   Kim, Taesung ^a,b  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Beam bending; Beam material; Force sensor; Macro bend; Plastic optical fiber

Indexed keywords

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; OPTICAL FIBERS;

BEAM BENDING; BEAM MATERIAL; FORCE SENSOR; LIGHT INTENSITY; LOADING CONDITION; MACRO-BEND; PLASTIC OPTICAL FIBER (POF); REPRODUCIBILITIES;

PLASTIC OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 58949101611     PISSN: 10685200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yofte.2008.06.009     Document Type: Article

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