Simulation and experimental verification of off-axis fiber Bragg grating bending sensor with high refractive index modulation

Wei CUI; Yanfang ZHOU; Zhonghua YAN; Junqi GUO; Yiting YUE; Hao CHEN

doi:10.1007/s11801-022-1155-1

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