Theoretical model of a planar integrated refractive index sensor based on surface plasmon-polariton excitation with a long period grating

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2696-2701

  Nemova, Galina ^a   Kashyap, Raman ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; ENERGY TRANSFER; LIGHT PROPAGATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLARIZATION; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

LONG PERIOD GRATING (LPG); PLANAR INTEGRATED REFRACTIVE INDEX;

REFRACTIVE INDEX;

EID: 36949037953     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.24.002696     Document Type: Article

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