Results from a borehole optical fiber interferometer for recording Earth strain

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 8794, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Zumberge, Mark A ^a   DeWolf, Scott ^a   Wyatt, Frank K ^a   Agnew, Duncan C ^a   Elliott, Don ^a   Hatfield, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Borehole sensor; Earth strain; Optical fiber interferometer

Indexed keywords

FIBER LENGTH; OPTICAL FIBER INTERFEROMETERS; SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA; STRAIN SENSITIVITY;

INTERFEROMETERS; SENSORS;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 84884292842     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.2025896     Document Type: Conference Paper

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