Integrated optical enlarged-field interferometer used as a chemical sensor

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 37, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 7-11

  Kherrat, R ^a   Jaffrezic Renault, N ^a   Greco, P ^b   Helmers, H ^b   Benech, P ^b   Rimet, R ^b  

^a ECOLE CENTRALE DE LYON   (France)

^b Grenoble INP Phelma   (France)

Author keywords

Chemical sensors; Integrated optics; Mach Zehnder interferometer

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBONS; INTEGRATED OPTICS; INTERFEROMETERS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PERFORMANCE; REFRACTIVE INDEX; THERMODYNAMICS; THIN FILMS; VAPORS;

HETEROPOLYSILOXANE POLYMER; INTEGRATED PLANAR WAVEGUIDE; MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETER; VAPOR POLYMER INTERACTION;

CHEMICAL SENSORS;

EID: 0030290880     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4005(97)80066-4     Document Type: Article

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