Use of first-order diffraction wavelengths corresponding to dual-grating periodicities in a single fibre Bragg grating for simultaneous temperature and strain measurement

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Yam, Sui P ^a   Brodzeli, Zourab ^a   Wade, Scott A ^b   Rollinson, Claire M ^a,c   Baxter, Greg W ^a   Collins, Stephen F ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bragg wavelength; Fibre Bragg grating (FBG); Peaks at double the Bragg wavelength

Indexed keywords

BRAGG GRATINGS; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FIBERS; STRAIN MEASUREMENT;

BRAGG WAVELENGTH; DUAL GRATINGS; FIBRE BRAGG GRATING SENSORS; FIRST ORDER; PHASE MASKS; REFLECTION TRANSMISSIONS; SIMULTANEOUS TEMPERATURE AND STRAIN MEASUREMENTS;

FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS;

EID: 63749116634     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/20/3/034008     Document Type: Article

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