Fabrication and characterization of fiber loop ringdown evanescent field sensors

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2010, Pages

  Wang, Chuji ^a   Herath, Chamini ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evanescent field fiber optic sensors; Evanescent field sensing; Evanescent scattering; Fiber loop ringdown sensors; Water

Indexed keywords

EVANESCENT FIELDS; FABRICATION; FIBER OPTICS; FIBERS; SINGLE MODE FIBERS; WATER;

CONTROL PRECISION; DETECTION SENSITIVITY; EVANESCENT FIELD SENSING; EVANESCENT FIELD SENSOR; FABRICATION AND CHARACTERIZATIONS; FIBER LOOP RINGDOWN; HIGH PRECISION CONTROL; SENSING MECHANISM;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

EID: 77957600482     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/21/8/085205     Document Type: Article

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