Resilient amplified double-ring optical networks to multiplex optical fiber sensors

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1301-1306

  Vallejo, Montserrat Fernández ^a   Perez Herrera, Rosa Ana ^a   Elosua, Cesar ^a   Diaz, Silvia ^a   Urquhart, Paul ^a   Bariáin, Cándido ^a   Lopez Amo, Manuel ^a  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fiber Bragg grating (FBG); Fiber optics sensors; Multiplexing; Raman lasers

Indexed keywords

FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBER OPTICS; FIBERS; MULTIPLEXING;

DEDICATED PROTECTIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DEMONSTRATIONS; FIBER FAILURES; FIBER OPTICS SENSORS; FIBER-OPTIC INTENSITY SENSORS; POWER TRANSPARENCY; RAMAN AMPLIFICATION; RAMAN LASERS;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

EID: 65949086814     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2009.2015774     Document Type: Article

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