Optical chemical sensor using a multi-channel directional coupler with slot waveguides

2010 International Conference on Photonics, ICP2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  McCosker, Ravi J ^a   Town, Graham E ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MULTI-CHANNEL; OPTICAL CHEMICAL SENSORS; SLOT WAVEGUIDE;

CHEMICAL SENSORS; DIRECTIONAL COUPLERS; WAVEGUIDES;

PHOTONICS;

EID: 78349285588     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICP.2010.5604419     Document Type: Conference Paper

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