Spectral evolution with incremental nanocoating of long period fiber gratings

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 25, 2006, Pages 11972-11981

  Del Villar, Ignacio ^a   Corres, Jesus M ^a   Achaerandio, Miguel ^a   Arregui, Francisco J ^a   Matias, Ignacio R ^a  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MONOLAYERS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OPTICAL COATINGS; OPTICAL FILTERS; RESONANCE;

MULTIPARAMETER SENSING; RESONANCE WAVELENGTH; SELF-ASSEMBLY MONOLAYERS;

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS;

EID: 33845406742     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.011972     Document Type: Article

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