Fundamentals and Problems of Fiber Current Sensors

Optics InfoBase Conference Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages 124-129

  Day, G W ^a   Rochford, K B ^a   Rose, A H ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CURRENT SENSORS; LOW-COSTS; PERFORMANCE; RECENT RESEARCHES;

EID: 85135606085     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21622701     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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