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Optical Fibers for the Cultural Heritage II: The Monitoring of Lighting in Museum Environments

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Optics and Lasers in Biomedicine and Culture

Part of the book series: Series of the International Society on Optics Within Life Sciences ((3718,volume 5))

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An optical fiber sensor for monitoring lighting in museum environments is presented. It is an extrinsic, intensity-modulated type sensor that uses a photochromic material as transducer. The prototype is operative at the Uffizi Gallery of Florence.

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Falciai, R., Mignani, A.G., Trono, C., Tiribilli, B. (2000). Optical Fibers for the Cultural Heritage II: The Monitoring of Lighting in Museum Environments. In: Fotakis, C., Papazoglou, T.G., Kalpouzos, C. (eds) Optics and Lasers in Biomedicine and Culture. Series of the International Society on Optics Within Life Sciences, vol 5. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56965-4_24

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