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The use of a figure-of-eight coil for fibre optic respiratory plethysmography: Geometrical analysis and experimental characterisation

Augousti et al., 2005

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11027164554173074315
Author
Augousti A
Maletras F
Mason J
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Optical Fiber Technology

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An optical fibre sensor based on the macro-bending loss effect has been redeveloped for thoracic and abdominal circumference measurements in non-invasive plethysmographic respiratory monitoring. A new geometrical analysis of the figure-of-eight transducer is …
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