FBG Based High Sensitive Pressure Sensor and Its Low-Cost Interrogation System With Enhanced Resolution

Vengal Rao PACHAVA; Srimannarayana KAMINENI; Sai Shankar MADHUVARASU; Kishore PUTHA; Venkata Reddy MAMIDI

doi:10.1007/s13320-015-0259-7

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