Relation between noise and resolution in integrated optical refractometric sensing

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 702-710

  Hoekstra, Hugo J W M ^a   Lambeck, Paul V ^a   Uranus, Henri P ^a   Koster, Ton M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chemical sensors; Integrated optics; Interferometers; Refractometric sensing; Sensor resolution

Indexed keywords

SENSORS;

CHEMICAL SENSORS; DEVICE PARAMETERS; GENERAL THEORY; INTEGRATED OPTICS; INTERFEROMETERS; MEASURAND; MODAL INDEX; NUMERICAL EXAMPLES; OPTICAL SENSING; OPTICAL-; REFRACTOMETRIC SENSING; SENSING DEVICES; SENSOR RESOLUTION;

LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

EID: 51849131888     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2008.06.025     Document Type: Article

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