Sensitivity enhancement of integrated optical sensors by use of thin high-index films

Applied Optics

Volumn 38, Issue 28, 1999, Pages 6036-6039

  Quigley, Geoffrey R ^a   Harris, Richard D ^a   Wilkinson, James S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000258853     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.38.006036     Document Type: Article

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