.~ Including physical deformation or movement of waveguide
DEFINITION
Classification: 385/13
Including physical deformation or movement of waveguide:
(under subclass 12) Subject matter wherein the environmental change to be detected produces an alteration in the shape or position of the waveguide.
(1) Note. Physical deformations include, for example, cutting or breaking of the waveguide, compressing or elongating the waveguide (or of the surrounding coating/substrate), or microbending the waveguide.
