Compact three segmented multimode fibre modal interferometer for high sensitivity refractive-index measurement

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1129-1133

  Jung, Y ^a   Kim, Soan ^a   Lee, D ^a   Oh, K ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biosensor; Chemical sensor; Coreless silica fibre; Evanescent wave; Fibre optic sensors; Multimode interference; Refractive index sensor

Indexed keywords

BIOSENSORS; CHEMICAL SENSORS; INTERFEROMETERS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CORELESS SILICA FIBRE; EVANESCENT WAVES; MULTIMODE INTERFERENCE; REFRACTIVE INDEX SENSORS;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

BIOSENSORS; CHEMICAL SENSORS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; INTERFEROMETERS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 33646187935     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/17/5/S32     Document Type: Conference Paper

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