Highly sensitive compact force sensor based on microfiber bragg grating

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 700-702

  Chung, Kit Man ^a   Liu, Zhengyong ^a   Lu, Chao ^a   Tam, Hwa Yaw ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Fiber Bragg grating; force sensor; optical fiber sensor

Indexed keywords

CONTACT FORCES; ELASTOMER MATERIALS; FORCE SENSOR; HIGH SENSITIVITY; HIGHLY SENSITIVE; LOW COSTS; MICRO-FIBER; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OPTICAL FIBER SENSOR;

FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS;

SENSORS;

EID: 84859707954     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2012.2187049     Document Type: Article

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