An optical fiber curvature sensor based on photonic crystal fiber modal interferometer

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 195, Issue , 2013, Pages 139-141

  Gong, Huaping ^a   Song, Haifeng ^a   Li, Xiaorui ^a   Wang, Jianfeng ^a   Dong, Xinyong ^a  

^a CHINA JILIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Modal interferometer; Optical fiber curvature sensor; PCF

Indexed keywords

CURVATURE MEASUREMENT; CURVATURE SENSOR; MODAL INTERFEROMETERS; PCF; SENSITIVITY COEFFICIENT; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; INTERFEROMETERS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS; SENSORS; SINGLE MODE FIBERS; SPRAYED COATINGS; CRYSTAL WHISKERS; FIBERS; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION;

OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS;

EID: 84876487856     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2013.02.022     Document Type: Article

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