Analysis of bulk material sensing using a periodically segmented waveguide Mach-Zehnder interferometer for biosensing

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 2296-2301

  Kinrot, Noam ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ATTENUATION; BIOSENSORS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WAVEGUIDES;

BULK MATERIAL SENSING; MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETERS; MODULAR BLOCK ALGORITHMS; ONE DIMENSIONAL PHOTONIC BANDGAP; PERIODICALLY SEGMENTED WAVEGUIDE (PSW); SENSING LENGTH; THEORETICAL SENSITIVITY LIMIT; WORSE CASE ATTENUATION ESTIMATE;

INTERFEROMETERS;

EID: 7244219763     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2004.832438     Document Type: Article

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