Sensing properties of asymmetric double-layer-covered tapered fibers

Applied Optics

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1615-1620

  Bueno, Francisco Javier ^a   Esteban, Oscar ^a   Diaz Herrera, Natalia ^b   Navarrete, María Cruz ^b   González Cano, Agustín ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; METALS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

SURFACE PLASMA WAVES; TAPERED FIBERS;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

EID: 1842482349     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.43.001615     Document Type: Article

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