Application of spectrum differential integration method in an in-line fiber Mach-Zehnder refractive index sensor

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 8135-8143

  Li, Yi ^a   Harris, Edouard ^a   Chen, Liang ^a   Bao, Xiaoyi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATION; REFRACTOMETERS;

ABSOLUTE DIFFERENCE; INTEGRATION METHOD; INTERFEROMETRIC SENSOR; MACH-ZEHNDER; PEAK WAVELENGTH SHIFT; REFRACTIVE INDEX SENSOR; SALT SOLUTION; WAVELENGTH RANGES;

REFRACTIVE INDEX;

EID: 77950890728     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.008135     Document Type: Article

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