Sensitivity-Enhanced Fiber-Optic Strain Sensor Based on Interference of Higher Order Modes in Circular Fibers

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 19, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 1266-1268

  Li, Enbang ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Modal interference; optical fiber devices; optical fibers; optical waveguides; strain sensor

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008018439     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: 19410174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2007.902271     Document Type: Article

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