Analysis of the response of long period fiber gratings to external index of refraction

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1606-1612

  Patrick, Heather J ^a,b,d,e,f,g   Kersey, Alan D ^a,c   Bucholtz, Frank ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b SPIE   (United States)

^c CiDRA Corporation   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^g OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical sensing; Fiber gratings; Index of refraction

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; FIBER OPTIC CHEMICAL SENSORS; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PERFORMANCE; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

FIBER GRATINGS;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 0032166466     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.712243     Document Type: Article

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