Dynamic characterization of polymer optical fibers

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 3047-3053

  Stefani, Alessio ^a   Andresen, Sren ^b   Yuan, Wu ^c   Bang, Ole ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b Bruel & Kjaer Danmark   (Denmark)

^c SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA); polymer optical fibers (POFs)

Indexed keywords

APPLIED STRAIN; DYNAMIC CHARACTERIZATION; DYNAMIC DEFORMATION; DYNAMIC EXCITATIONS; IN-FIBER SENSOR; LIMIT SETS; LOW STRAINS; MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; VISCOELASTIC EFFECTS; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PLASTIC OPTICAL FIBERS; SENSORS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 84865221311     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2012.2208951     Document Type: Article

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