Ultra small integrated optical fiber sensing system

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 12052-12069

  Van Hoe, Bram ^a   Lee, Graham ^b   Bosman, Erwin ^a   Missinne, Jeroen ^a   Kalathimekkad, Sandeep ^a   Maskery, Oliver ^b   Webb, David J ^b   Sugden, Kate ^b   Van Daele, Peter ^a   Van Steenberge, Geert ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dynamic read out; Fiber sensor; Flexible; Integration; Low cost; Polymer embedding; Ultra thin optoelectronic chip package; VCSEL

Indexed keywords

FIBER SENSOR; FLEXIBLE; LOW-COST; OPTO-ELECTRONIC CHIPS; POLYMER EMBEDDING;

FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBERS; INTEGRATION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SURFACE EMITTING LASERS;

SENSORS;

EID: 84867027300     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s120912052     Document Type: Article

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