Mechanically-Induced Long-Period Fiber Gratings Using Laminated Plates
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Laminated Plates Construction
2.2. Refractive Index Modulation by the Laminated Plate
2.3. Experimental Setup
3. Results
4. Analysis of Results
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Laminated Plate | L [mm] | ADC [%] | ||||
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L10 | 10 | 460 | 94 | 20 | 15 | 20.4 |
L20 | 20 | 470 | 92 | 18 | 7 | 19.6 |
L30 | 30 | 490 | 98 | 24 | 16 | 20.0 |
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Torres-Gómez, I.; Ceballos-Herrera, D.E.; Salas-Alcantara, K.M. Mechanically-Induced Long-Period Fiber Gratings Using Laminated Plates. Sensors 2020, 20, 2582. https://doi.org/10.3390/s20092582
Torres-Gómez I, Ceballos-Herrera DE, Salas-Alcantara KM. Mechanically-Induced Long-Period Fiber Gratings Using Laminated Plates. Sensors. 2020; 20(9):2582. https://doi.org/10.3390/s20092582
Chicago/Turabian StyleTorres-Gómez, Ismael, Daniel E. Ceballos-Herrera, and Karla M. Salas-Alcantara. 2020. "Mechanically-Induced Long-Period Fiber Gratings Using Laminated Plates" Sensors 20, no. 9: 2582. https://doi.org/10.3390/s20092582