Fiber bragg gratings evanescent wave sensors: A view back and recent advancements

Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering

Volumn 21 LNEE, Issue , 2008, Pages 113-152

  Cusano, Andrea ^a   Cutolo, Antonello ^a   Giordano, Michele ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANNIO   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS; COMMERCIAL GROWTH; DESIGN ISSUES; EVANESCENT-WAVE SENSORS; FIBER BRAGG; FIBER OPTIC; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; TECHNOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; TECHNOLOGICAL PLATFORMS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE REFLECTION; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBER OPTIC COMPONENTS; SENSOR NETWORKS; SENSORS; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

EID: 78651588575     PISSN: 18761100     EISSN: 18761119     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-69033-7_7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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