Temperature-insensitivity bending sensor based on cladding-mode resonance of special optical fiber

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 76-78

  Pang, Fufei ^a   Liang, Wenbin ^a   Xiang, Wenchao ^a   Chen, Na ^a   Zeng, Xianglong ^a   Chen, Zhenyi ^a   Wang, Tingyun ^a  

^a School of Communication and Information Engineering   (China)

Author keywords

Bending sensor; Cladding mode resonance; Special fiber; Temperature insensitivity

Indexed keywords

BENDING CURVATURE; BENDING SENSOR; BENDING SENSORS; FIBER BENDING; FLUORINE-DOPED; HIGH SENSITIVITY; INNER CLADDING; PURE SILICA; RESONANT SPECTRUM; SENSOR HEAD; SPECIAL FIBER; SPECIAL FIBERS; SPECIAL OPTICAL FIBERS; TEMPERATURE-INSENSITIVE;

CLADDING (COATING); FLUORINE; OPTICAL FIBERS; RESONANCE; SENSORS; SILICA;

FIBERS;

EID: 70349208476     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2008.2008657     Document Type: Article

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