Adaptable Optical Fiber Displacement-Curvature Sensor Based on a Modal Michelson Interferometer with a Tapered Single Mode Fiber
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Structure and Working Principle of the Proposed Optical Fiber Michelson Interferometer (OFMI)
3. Analysis and Experimental Results
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Salceda-Delgado, G.; Martinez-Rios, A.; Selvas-Aguilar, R.; Álvarez-Tamayo, R.I.; Castillo-Guzman, A.; Ibarra-Escamilla, B.; Durán-Ramírez, V.M.; Enriquez-Gomez, L.F. Adaptable Optical Fiber Displacement-Curvature Sensor Based on a Modal Michelson Interferometer with a Tapered Single Mode Fiber. Sensors 2017, 17, 1259. https://doi.org/10.3390/s17061259
Salceda-Delgado G, Martinez-Rios A, Selvas-Aguilar R, Álvarez-Tamayo RI, Castillo-Guzman A, Ibarra-Escamilla B, Durán-Ramírez VM, Enriquez-Gomez LF. Adaptable Optical Fiber Displacement-Curvature Sensor Based on a Modal Michelson Interferometer with a Tapered Single Mode Fiber. Sensors. 2017; 17(6):1259. https://doi.org/10.3390/s17061259
Chicago/Turabian StyleSalceda-Delgado, G., A. Martinez-Rios, R. Selvas-Aguilar, R. I. Álvarez-Tamayo, A. Castillo-Guzman, B. Ibarra-Escamilla, V. M. Durán-Ramírez, and L. F. Enriquez-Gomez. 2017. "Adaptable Optical Fiber Displacement-Curvature Sensor Based on a Modal Michelson Interferometer with a Tapered Single Mode Fiber" Sensors 17, no. 6: 1259. https://doi.org/10.3390/s17061259
APA StyleSalceda-Delgado, G., Martinez-Rios, A., Selvas-Aguilar, R., Álvarez-Tamayo, R. I., Castillo-Guzman, A., Ibarra-Escamilla, B., Durán-Ramírez, V. M., & Enriquez-Gomez, L. F. (2017). Adaptable Optical Fiber Displacement-Curvature Sensor Based on a Modal Michelson Interferometer with a Tapered Single Mode Fiber. Sensors, 17(6), 1259. https://doi.org/10.3390/s17061259