Nonlinear planar asymmetrical optical waveguides for sensing applications

Optik

Volumn 121, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 860-865

  Taya, Sofyan A ^a   Shabat, Mohammed M ^a,b   Khalil, Hala M ^c  

^a Islamic University   (Palestine)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PHYSIK KOMPLEXER SYSTEME   (Germany)

^c AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Nonlinear planar waveguides; Optical sensors; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

COVERING MEDIUM; LINEAR SENSOR; MAXIMUM SENSITIVITY; MEASURAND; NON-LINEAR MEDIA; NONLINEAR PLANAR WAVEGUIDES; NONLINEAR SENSORS; NONLINEAR WAVEGUIDES; OPTICAL SENSING; POLARIZED WAVE; SENSING APPLICATIONS;

OPTICAL SENSORS; PLANAR WAVEGUIDES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

NONLINEAR ANALYSIS;

EID: 77949264973     PISSN: 00304026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijleo.2008.09.036     Document Type: Article

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