Increased sensitivity and parametric discrimination using higher order modes of etched-core fiber Bragg grating sensors

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 178-180

  Chryssis, A N ^b   Saini, S S ^a,b   Lee, S M ^b   Dagenais, M ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological sensor; Chemical sensor; Evanescent field; Fiber Bragg grating (FBG)

Indexed keywords

BIOSENSORS; CHEMICAL SENSORS; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WAVELENGTH;

EVANESCENT FIELDS; FUNDAMENTAL MODES; GRATING PERIODS; PARAMETRIC DISCRIMINATION;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

EID: 34047232243     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2005.861628     Document Type: Article

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