Simulations of refractive index variation in a multimode interference coupler: Application to gas sensing

Optics Communications

Volumn 278, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 312-316

  Mazingue, T ^a   Kribich, R K ^b   Etienne, P ^a   Moreau, Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER II   (France)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Multimode interferometer; Optical gas sensors; Refractive index; Sensitive materials; Sol gel method; Thin films

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CHEMICAL SENSORS; INTEGRATED OPTICS; INTERFEROMETERS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SOL-GEL PROCESS; THIN FILMS;

MULTIMODE INTERFERENCE COUPLERS; MULTIMODE INTERFEROMETERS; SENSITIVE MATERIALS;

OPTICAL SENSORS;

EID: 34548215726     PISSN: 00304018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optcom.2007.06.036     Document Type: Article

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