Special structured polymer fibers for sensing applications

Optical Fiber Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 357-366

  Tam, H Y ^a   Pun, Chi Fung Jeff ^a   Zhou, Guiyao ^a,b   Cheng, Xin ^a   Tse, M L V ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dye doped; Fiber Bragg grating; Polymer optical fiber; Sensor; Structured fiber

Indexed keywords

DOPING (ADDITIVES); FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; LIGHT SENSITIVE MATERIALS; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PLASTIC OPTICAL FIBERS; SENSORS;

DYE-DOPED; IN-FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; MICROSTRUCTURED POLYMER OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL SENSING SYSTEMS; PERFLUORINATED POLYMERS; POLYMER-BASED SYSTEMS; SENSING APPLICATIONS; STRUCTURED FIBERS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 78649696629     PISSN: 10685200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yofte.2010.08.004     Document Type: Article

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