Construction and evaluation of a gold-deposited optical fiber sensor system for measurements of refractive indices of alcohols

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 111, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 252-259

  Mitsushio, M ^a   Higashi, S ^b   Higo, M ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOCERA CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alcohols; Gold film; Optical fiber; Refractive index sensor; Surface morphology; Surface plasmon resonance

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; FIBER OPTICS; GOLD; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MORPHOLOGY; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SPECTROMETERS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

GOLD FILMS; REFRACTIVE INDEX SENSORS;

OPTICAL SENSORS;

EID: 1242276191     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2003.11.029     Document Type: Article

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