A novel optical microring resonator accelerometer

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1759-1766

  Bhola, Bipin ^a   Steier, William H ^a  

^a University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Acceleration; fiber optic; resonators; sensors microrings

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008040627     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: 15581748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2007.910070     Document Type: Article

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