Detection of dynamic strain using an SOA-fiber ring laser and an arrayed waveguide grating demodulator

Hao WANG; Chuanyi TAO; Xiaofeng GAO; Yueqing ZHU; Yiran WU; Jing ZHANG

doi:10.1007/s11801-022-1163-1

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