Optical fibre nanotaper sensors

Optical Fiber Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 331-342

  Brambilla, Gilberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bio sensors; Gas sensors; Nanotaper sensor; Optical fibre nanotaper; Optical fibre sensors

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL SENSORS; ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE; EVANESCENT FIELDS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

LINEAR SENSOR; NANO-TAPERS; RESONANT SENSORS; THREE CATEGORIES;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 78649696281     PISSN: 10685200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yofte.2010.08.009     Document Type: Article

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