In-fiber reflection mode interferometer based on a long-period grating for external refractive-index measurement

Applied Optics

Volumn 44, Issue 26, 2005, Pages 5368-5373

  Kim, Dae Woong ^a   Zhang, Yan ^a   Cooper, Kristie L ^a   Wang, Anbo ^a  

^a State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; GLUCOSE; REFRACTIVE INDEX; REFRACTOMETERS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

IMMERSION DEPTH; LONG-PERIOD FIBER GRATING (LPG); MICHELSON INTERFEROMETER; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

INTERFEROMETERS;

EID: 25444443999     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.44.005368     Document Type: Article

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