Microstructured index-guiding fibers with large cladding holes for evanescent field chemical sensing

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7004, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Lehmann, Hartmut ^a   Kobelke, Jens ^a   Schuster, Kay ^a   Schwuchow, Anka ^a   Willsch, Reinhardt ^a   Bartelt, Hartmut ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PHOTONIC TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chemical sensing; Evanescent field interaction; Microstructured optical fibers

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; CHEMICAL SENSORS; CLADDING (COATING); DETECTORS; ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSORS; FABRICATION; FIBER OPTICS; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OPTICAL SENSORS; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; SENSORS;

(060.2410) FIBERS; BAND GAPS; BROAD SPECTRAL; CHEMICAL SENSING; EVANESCENT FIELDS; FIBER STRUCTURES; INDEX-GUIDING; INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES; LOW LOSSES; MICROSTRUCTURED OPTICAL FIBERS (MOFS); OPTICAL FIBRE SENSORS; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS (PCFS);

FIBERS;

EID: 45549083483     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.786012     Document Type: Conference Paper

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