In situ monitoring of the formation of nanoscale polyelectrolyte coatings on optical fibers using surface plasmon resonances

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 19, 2010, Pages 20409-20421

  Shevchenko, Yanina ^a   Ahamad, Nur Uddin ^a   Ianoul, Anatoli ^a   Albert, Jacques ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COATINGS; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBERS; GOLD DEPOSITS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OPTICAL FIBERS; POLYELECTROLYTES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SENSORS; SINGLE MODE FIBERS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPES; CLADDING MODES; CORE MODES; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; GOLD-COATED; IN-SITU MONITORING; NANO SCALE; POLYMER COATING; REAL TIME; SENSOR PLATFORM; SPR SENSORS; TILTED FIBER BRAGG GRATING;

GOLD COATINGS;

ELECTROLYTE; NANOMATERIAL; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLIZATION; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FIBER OPTICS; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; TRANSDUCER;

CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTROLYTES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIBER OPTIC TECHNOLOGY; LENSES; MATERIALS TESTING; NANOSTRUCTURES; POLYMERS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 77956992487     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.020409     Document Type: Article

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