Refractive-index sensor based on long-range surface plasmon mode excitation with long- Period waveguide grating

Optics Express

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 7933-7942

  Liu, Q ^a   Chiang, K S ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; METAL COATINGS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PLASMONS; REFRACTOMETERS; WAVEGUIDES;

HIGH-PRECISION MEASUREMENT; LONG PERIOD GRATINGS; LONG-PERIOD WAVEGUIDE GRATINGS; LONG-RANGE SURFACE PLASMONS; METAL-COATED WAVEGUIDES; REFRACTIVE INDEX SENSOR; SURFACE PLASMON MODES; SURFACE PLASMON SENSORS;

REFRACTIVE INDEX;

EID: 66449135962     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.17.007933     Document Type: Article

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