An Optical Fiber Viscometer Based on Long-Period Fiber Grating Technology and Capillary Tube Mechanism

This work addresses the development and assessment of a fiber optical viscometer using a simple and low-cost long-period fiber grating (LPFG) level sensor and a capillary tube mechanism. Previous studies of optical viscosity sensors were conducted by using different optical sensing methods. The prop...

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Main Authors: Jian-Neng Wang, Jaw-Luen Tang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-12-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/10/12/11174/