Modelling nanofiber Mach-Zehnder interferometers for refractive index sensors

Journal of Modern Optics

Volumn 56, Issue 21, 2009, Pages 2335-2339

  Wu, Pinghui ^a   Sui, Chenghua ^a   Ye, Biqing ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Evanescent wave; Mach Zehnder interferometer; Refractive index; Sensitivity; Silica nanofibre

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT MEDIUM; CHANGE OF REFRACTIVE INDEX; DETECTION LIMITS; EVANESCENT WAVE; GUIDED LIGHT; GUIDED MODES; HIGH PERFORMANCE SENSORS; HIGH SENSITIVITY; INDEX VARIATION; INTERFEROMETRIC SENSOR; ISOPROPYL ALCOHOLS; MACH-ZEHNDER; MACH-ZEHNDER STRUCTURES; NANOFIBRES; REFRACTIVE INDEX SENSITIVITY; REFRACTIVE INDEX SENSOR; SENSING ELEMENTS; SENSITIVE SENSORS; SINGLE MODE; THEORETICAL MODELLING;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE REFLECTION; INTERFEROMETRY; LIGHT REFRACTION; MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETERS; NANOFIBERS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; REFRACTOMETERS; SENSORS; SILICA; SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGY;

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

EID: 75649152493     PISSN: 09500340     EISSN: 13623044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500340903414601     Document Type: Article

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