Optical waveguide absorption sensor using a single coupling prism

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1880-1886

  Okamoto, Takayuki ^a   Yamamoto, Mari ^b   Yamaguchi, Ichirou ^a  

^a INST OF PHYS AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

^b GAKUSHUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ATTENUATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; OPTICAL SENSORS; PRISMS;

CLADDING LAYER;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0001514835     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.17.001880     Document Type: Article

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