Fiber optic surface plasmon resonance sensor based on wavelength modulation for hydrogen sensing

Optics Express

Volumn 19, Issue 106, 2011, Pages A1175-A1183

  Perrotton, C ^a   Javahiraly, N ^a   Slaman, M ^b,c   Dam, B ^c   Meyrueis, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL SENSORS; FIBERS; HYDROGEN; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MODULATION; MULTILAYERS; MULTIMODE FIBERS; PLASMONS; SILICA; SPECTROSCOPY; TRANSDUCERS;

CORE RADIUS; HYDROGEN DETECTION; HYDROGEN SENSOR; HYDROGEN-SENSING; INTENSITY MODULATIONS; MULTILAYER STACKS; NEW DESIGN; OPTICAL CLADDING; OPTIMAL CONFIGURATIONS; PALLADIUM LAYERS; REFERENCE SIGNALS; RESONANT WAVELENGTHS; SENSITIVE LAYERS; SENSOR PERFORMANCE; SENSOR SENSITIVITY; SPECTRAL MODULATION; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE SENSOR; TRANSDUCER LAYERS; TRANSVERSE-MAGNETIC POLARIZED LIGHTS; WAVELENGTH MODULATION;

SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

EID: 79956192303     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.19.0A1175     Document Type: Article

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