MXPA02003824A - Dispositivo flexible de microdoblez de fibra optica, sensores y metodos de uso. - Google Patents

Dispositivo flexible de microdoblez de fibra optica, sensores y metodos de uso.

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MXPA02003824A
MXPA02003824A MXPA02003824A MXPA02003824A MXPA02003824A MX PA02003824 A MXPA02003824 A MX PA02003824A MX PA02003824 A MXPA02003824 A MX PA02003824A MX PA02003824 A MXPA02003824 A MX PA02003824A MX PA02003824 A MXPA02003824 A MX PA02003824A
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sensors
fiber optic
flexible
flexible fiber
microbend device
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A Murphy Kent
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Stowe Woodward Inc
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02BOPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02BOPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/36Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/3628Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01LMEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE
    • G01L1/00Measuring force or stress, in general
    • G01L1/24Measuring force or stress, in general by measuring variations of optical properties of material when it is stressed, e.g. by photoelastic stress analysis using infrared, visible light, ultraviolet
    • G01L1/242Measuring force or stress, in general by measuring variations of optical properties of material when it is stressed, e.g. by photoelastic stress analysis using infrared, visible light, ultraviolet the material being an optical fibre
    • G01L1/243Measuring force or stress, in general by measuring variations of optical properties of material when it is stressed, e.g. by photoelastic stress analysis using infrared, visible light, ultraviolet the material being an optical fibre using means for applying force perpendicular to the fibre axis
    • G01L1/245Measuring force or stress, in general by measuring variations of optical properties of material when it is stressed, e.g. by photoelastic stress analysis using infrared, visible light, ultraviolet the material being an optical fibre using means for applying force perpendicular to the fibre axis using microbending
    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02BOPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/10Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings of the optical waveguide type
    • G02B6/14Mode converters
    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02BOPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/26Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/264Optical coupling means with optical elements between opposed fibre ends which perform a function other than beam splitting
    • G02B6/266Optical coupling means with optical elements between opposed fibre ends which perform a function other than beam splitting the optical element being an attenuator

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Optical Transform (AREA)
  • Force Measurement Appropriate To Specific Purposes (AREA)
  • Light Guides In General And Applications Therefor (AREA)
  • Biological Treatment Of Waste Water (AREA)
  • Measuring Or Testing Involving Enzymes Or Micro-Organisms (AREA)
  • Length Measuring Devices By Optical Means (AREA)
  • Manufacture, Treatment Of Glass Fibers (AREA)
  • Golf Clubs (AREA)
MXPA02003824A 2000-01-21 2001-01-19 Dispositivo flexible de microdoblez de fibra optica, sensores y metodos de uso. MXPA02003824A (es)

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US09/489,768 US6429421B1 (en) 2000-01-21 2000-01-21 Flexible fiber optic microbend device, with interlocking flexible fibers, sensors, and method use
PCT/US2001/002013 WO2001053787A1 (en) 2000-01-21 2001-01-19 Flexible fiber optic microbend device, sensors, and method of use

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EP (1) EP1254354B1 (es)
JP (1) JP2003520956A (es)
KR (1) KR20020073479A (es)
CN (1) CN1395680A (es)
AT (1) ATE329237T1 (es)
AU (1) AU2001234502A1 (es)
BR (1) BR0107143A (es)
CA (1) CA2386348A1 (es)
DE (1) DE60120358T2 (es)
MX (1) MXPA02003824A (es)
NO (1) NO325411B1 (es)
WO (1) WO2001053787A1 (es)

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KR20020073479A (ko) 2002-09-26
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JP2003520956A (ja) 2003-07-08
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