Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 44, Issue 1, 0106005(2024)

Distributed Transverse Force/Pressure Fiber Sensing Based on Polarization Analysis

Ting Feng1,2、*, Fang Li1,2, Jichen Guo1,2, Ziyi Lu1,2, Zongjiang He1,2, Peng Hao1,2, and Xiaotian Yao1,2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Photonics Information Innovation Center, College of Physics Science & Technology, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, Hebei , China
  • 2Hebei Provincial Center for Optical Sensing Innovations, Baoding 071002, Hebei , China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

    Received: Jul. 26, 2023

    Accepted: Aug. 28, 2023

    Published Online: Jan. 11, 2024

    The Author Email: Feng Ting (wlxyft@hbu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS231315

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