Ultrasonic embedding of nickel-coated fiber Bragg grating in aluminum and associated sensing characteristics

Optical Fiber Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 7-13

  Li, Yulong ^a,b,c   Liu, Wen ^c   Feng, Yan ^a   Zhang, Hua ^a  

^a NANCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Embedding; Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG); Smart metal structure; Thermal and strain sensing character; Ultrasonic welding

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM COATINGS; ELECTRIC WELDING; METAL FOIL; NICKEL COATINGS; OPTICAL FIBERS; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; SILICA; THERMAL EXPANSION; ULTRASONIC WELDING;

EMBEDDING; EMBEDDING PROCESS; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS (FBGS); SENSING CHARACTERISTICS; SMART METAL STRUCTURES; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THERMAL AND STRAIN SENSING CHARACTERS; THERMAL EXPANSION COEFFICIENTS;

FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS;

EID: 84855995804     PISSN: 10685200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yofte.2011.09.004     Document Type: Article

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