Refractive index sensing based on higher-order mode reflection of a microfiber Bragg grating

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 25, 2010, Pages 26345-26350

  Yu, Zhang ^a   Lin, Bo ^b   Tjin, Swee Chuan ^b   Zhang, Han ^b   Wang, Guanghui ^b   Shum, Ping ^b   Zhang, Xinliang ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXCIMER LASERS; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; GAS LASERS; KRYPTON; LIGHT REFRACTION; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

EVANESCENT FIELDS; FUNDAMENTAL MODES; HIGHER ORDER; HIGHER-ORDER MODES; KRF EXCIMER LASER; MAXIMUM SENSITIVITY; MICRO-FIBER; MICROFIBERS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; REFLECTION MODES; REFLECTION PEAKS; REFLECTION SPECTRA; REFRACTIVE INDEX SENSING; UNIFORM PHASE;

REFRACTOMETERS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; FIBER OPTICS; INSTRUMENTATION; REFRACTOMETRY; TRANSDUCER;

COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIBER OPTIC TECHNOLOGY; MINIATURIZATION; REFRACTOMETRY; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 78650038376     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.026345     Document Type: Article

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