A high-resolution fiber optic accelerometer based on intracavity phase-generated carrier (PGC) modulation

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Lin, Qiao ^a   Chen, Liuhua ^a   Li, Shu ^a   Wu, X ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acceleration responsivity; Fiber optic accelerometer; Phase generated carrier (PGC); Resolution; Resonance frequency

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETERS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; RESONANCE;

ACCELERATION SENSING; FIBER OPTIC ACCELEROMETER; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS; PHASE GENERATED CARRIERS; RESONANCE FREQUENCIES; RESPONSIVITY; STRUCTURAL RESONANCE; WIDE DYNAMIC RANGE;

FIBER OPTICS;

EID: 79251586246     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/22/1/015303     Document Type: Article

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