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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2008
Filed:
May. 05, 2004
Applicant:
Swee Chuan Tjin, Singapore, SG;
Inventor:
Swee Chuan Tjin, Singapore, SG;
Assignee:
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Provided herein are fiber optic force sensors for measuring shear force which include an optical fiber with at least one optical core and a Bragg grating. Also provided arc fiber optic force sensor arrays for measuring a plurality of shear forces which include an optical fiber with at least one optical fiber core and a plurality of Bragg gratings.