Embedded fiber Bragg grating sensor for internal strain measurements in polymeric materials

Optics and Lasers in Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 3-5, 2005, Pages 491-510

  Botsis, J ^a   Humbert, L ^a   Colpo, F ^a   Giaccari, P ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Composite materials; Distributed sensing; FBG sensors; Internal strains; OLCR method

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; GLASS FIBERS; MAGNETOELECTRIC EFFECTS; OPTICAL FIBERS; PHOTOSENSITIVE GLASS; POLARIZATION; SENSORS; STRAIN;

DISTRIBUTED SENSING; HEALTH MONITORING; INTERNAL STRAINS; PROCESS MONITORING;

FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS;

EID: 9344229285     PISSN: 01438166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlaseng.2004.04.009     Document Type: Article

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