Temperature-independent strain sensor based on a hi-bi photonic crystal fiber loop mirror

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1453-1455

  Frazao, O ^a   Baptista, J M ^a,b   Santos, J L ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MADEIRA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

highly birefringent photonic crystal fiber (Hi Bi PCF); loop mirror; optical fiber sensor; strain; temperature

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL FIBER; HI-BI PCF; HIGHLY BIREFRINGENT PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS; LOOP MIRROR; OPTICAL FIBER SENSOR; STRAIN SENSORS; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; WAVELENGTH SPACING;

OPTICAL SENSORS; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS; STRAIN; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

NONLINEAR OPTICS;

EID: 84869079644     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2007.904884     Document Type: Article

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