Bragg grating in a polymer optical fibre for strain, bend and temperature sensing

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2010, Pages

  Chen, X ^a   Zhang, C ^a   Webb, D J ^a   Peng, G D ^b   Kalli, K ^c  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Bend; Bragg grating; Polymer optical fibre; Sensor; Strain; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FIBERS; OPTICAL FIBERS; PLASTIC OPTICAL FIBERS; POLYMERS; SENSORS; STRAIN; TEMPERATURE;

BEND; BEND SENSING; ORIENTATIONAL DEPENDENCE; POLYMER OPTICAL FIBRE; STRAIN SENSITIVITY; TEMPERATURE RESPONSE; TEMPERATURE SENSING; THERMAL SENSITIVITY;

TEMPERATURE SENSORS;

EID: 77958178582     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/21/9/094005     Document Type: Article

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