Silica-on-silicon optical sensor based on integrated waveguides and microchannels

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 441-443

  Dumais, Patrick ^a   Callender, Claire L ^a   Noad, Julian P ^a   Ledderhof, Christopher J ^a  

^a Industry Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Microsensors; Optical directional couplers; Optical planar waveguide components; Optical transducers

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATED OPTICS; MICROSENSORS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; TRANSDUCERS; WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

INTEGRATED WAVEGUIDES; MICROCHANNEL; OPTICAL DIRECTIONAL COUPLERS; OPTICAL TRANSDUCERS; SILICA-ON-SILICON OPTICAL SENSOR;

OPTICAL SENSORS;

EID: 13444270738     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2004.839430     Document Type: Article

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