Optical fiber sensor for water detection using a side-polished fiber coupler with a planar glass-overlay-waveguide

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 101, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 137-142

  Sohn, Kyung Rak ^a   Kim, Kwang Taek ^b   Song, Jae Won ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^b Honam University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Evanescent field coupling; Optical fiber sensor; Planar overlay waveguide; Side polished fiber coupler; Water sensor

Indexed keywords

LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL GLASS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SINGLE MODE FIBERS; WATER;

EVANESCENT FIELD COUPLING; PLANAR OVERLAY WAVEGUIDE; SIDE-POLISHED FIBER COUPLER; WATER DETECTION;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

EID: 0037201891     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-4247(02)00215-7     Document Type: Article

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