High strain and high strain gradients measured with fiber Bragg gratings in structural engineering applications

2002 15th Optical Fiber Sensors Conference Technical Digest, OFS 2002

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 111-114

  Nellen, P M ^a   Frank, A ^a   Kenel, A ^b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; OPTICAL FIBERS;

DISTRIBUTED STRAIN; ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS; FIBER-OPTICAL; HIGH STRAINS; SENSING FIBERS; STRAIN GRADIENTS; STRAIN RESOLUTION;

FIBERS;

EID: 84963706431     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/OFS.2002.1000514     Document Type: Conference Paper

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