Simulation of a surface plasmon resonance-based fiber-optic sensor for gas sensing in visible range using films of nanocomposites

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Singh, Sarika ^a   Gupta, B D ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Gas sensing; Nanocomposite; Optical fiber; Surface plasmon

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL DETECTION; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FIBER OPTICS; GAS DETECTORS; GAS SENSING ELECTRODES; GOLD; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; OPTICAL FIBERS; PLASMONS; SILVER; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; TIN OXIDES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; VOLUME FRACTION;

DIELECTRIC MATRIXES; ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRA; GAS SENSING; INDIUM TIN OXIDE; MAXWELL-GARNETT MODELS; NANO-COMPOSITE LAYERS; SMALL CONCENTRATION; SURFACE PLASMONS;

NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS;

EID: 78149457451     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/21/11/115202     Document Type: Article

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