Evanescent field refractive index sensor utilizing a narrow fibre Bragg grating and a tunable DBR laser

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2836, Issue , 1996, Pages 57-68

  Asseh, A ^a   Sandgren, S ^b   Ahlfeldt, H ^c   Sahlgren, B ^b   Stubbe, R ^b   Edwall, G ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b ACREO AB   (Sweden)

^c Lndustrial Microelectronics Center   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bragg gratings; evanescent field sensing; fibre optical sensors; refractive index; tunable lasers

Indexed keywords

BRAGG GRATINGS; DBR LASERS; EVANESCENT FIELDS; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FIBERS; LASER TUNING; REFRACTOMETERS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

AQUEOUS SUCROSE SOLUTIONS; CLADDING INDEX; EVANESCENT FIELD SENSING; FIBRE SENSORS; FIBRE-OPTICAL SENSORS; REFRACTIVE INDEX SENSOR; REFRACTIVE INDEX UNITS;

REFRACTIVE INDEX;

EID: 0004594462     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.260578     Document Type: Conference Paper

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