Ultra-High Sensitive Strain Sensor Based on Post-Processed Optical Fiber Bragg Grating
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Results
2.1. Ultra-High Sensitivity Strain Sensor
2.2. Fiber Laser Strain Sensor
3. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Ferreira, M.S.; Bierlich, J.; Becker, M.; Schuster, K.; Santos, J.L.; Frazão, O. Ultra-High Sensitive Strain Sensor Based on Post-Processed Optical Fiber Bragg Grating. Fibers 2014, 2, 142-149. https://doi.org/10.3390/fib2020142
Ferreira MS, Bierlich J, Becker M, Schuster K, Santos JL, Frazão O. Ultra-High Sensitive Strain Sensor Based on Post-Processed Optical Fiber Bragg Grating. Fibers. 2014; 2(2):142-149. https://doi.org/10.3390/fib2020142
Chicago/Turabian StyleFerreira, Marta S., Jörg Bierlich, Martin Becker, Kay Schuster, José L. Santos, and Orlando Frazão. 2014. "Ultra-High Sensitive Strain Sensor Based on Post-Processed Optical Fiber Bragg Grating" Fibers 2, no. 2: 142-149. https://doi.org/10.3390/fib2020142
APA StyleFerreira, M. S., Bierlich, J., Becker, M., Schuster, K., Santos, J. L., & Frazão, O. (2014). Ultra-High Sensitive Strain Sensor Based on Post-Processed Optical Fiber Bragg Grating. Fibers, 2(2), 142-149. https://doi.org/10.3390/fib2020142