Etched Optical Fiber Vibration Sensor to Monitor Health Condition of Beam Like Structures

Kishore PUTHA; Dinakar DANTALA; Srimannarayana KAMINENI; Vengal Rao PACHAVA

doi:10.1007/s13320-013-0106-7

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