Implementation of optical chemsensors based on HF-etched fibre Bragg grating structures

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1140-1145

  Zhou, Kaiming ^a   Chen, Xianfeng ^a   Zhang, Lin ^a   Bennion, Ian ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemsensor; D shape fibre; Fibre Bragg grating; HF etching; Multimode fibre; Tilted fibre grating

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL SENSORS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ETCHING; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

CHEMOSENSORS; D-SHAPE FIBRES; HF ETCHING; HYDROFLUORIC ACID (HF); MULTIMODE FIBRES; TILTED FIBRE GRATINGS;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

CHEMICAL SENSORS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ETCHING; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

EID: 33646200101     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/17/5/S34     Document Type: Conference Paper

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