Modeling of an optical sensor based on Whispering Gallery Modes (WGMs) on the surface guiding layer of glass filaments

Sensors

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 6761-6768

  Tan, Wei ^a   Shi, Lei ^a   Chen, Xianfeng ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Optical sensor; Ring resonator; Whispering gallery modes

Indexed keywords

DETECTION LIMITS; HIGH SENSITIVITY; REFRACTIVE INDEX SENSOR; RING RESONATOR; SENSING PERFORMANCE; SENSOR RESPONSE; STRUCTURAL PARAMETER; THEORETICAL SIMULATION;

GLASS; OPTICAL RESONATORS; OPTICAL SENSORS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

WHISPERING GALLERY MODES;

EID: 55249120269     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s8106761     Document Type: Article

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