Novel grating-based optical waveguide device for sensor applications

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6218, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Grego, Sonia ^a   Patel, Aarish M ^a   Stoner, Brian R ^a   Cao, Yang ^b   Suleski, Thomas J ^b  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Grating; Microsphere; Optical waveguide; Sensor; Silicon oxynitride

Indexed keywords

BIODETECTION; MICROSPHERE; MINIATURIZED SYSTEM; SILICON OXYNITRIDE;

ADSORPTION; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; OPTICAL SENSORS; OPTIMIZATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 33747329793     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.665504     Document Type: Conference Paper

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