Optical fiber pH sensor based on lossy-mode resonances by means of thin polymeric coatings

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 290-297

  Zamarreno C R ^a   Hernaez M ^a   Del Villar, I ^a   Matias I R ^a   Arregui, F J ^a  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Layer by layer; Lossy mode resonances; Optical fiber; pH sensor; Polymeric coatings

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE SENSITIVITIES; COATING THICKNESS; GUIDED-MODE RESONANCE; HIGH REFRACTIVE INDEX; IMAGINARY PARTS; LAYER BY LAYER; LOSSY MODE RESONANCES; OPTICAL FIBER CORES; OPTICAL FIBER SENSOR; OPTICAL RESONANCE; OPTICAL SPECTRA; PH SENSITIVE; POLY(ALLYLAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE); POLYACRYLIC ACIDS; POLYMERIC COATINGS; REAL PART; SPECTRAL RESPONSE; WAVELENGTH DETECTION;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; COATINGS; FIBERS; LIGHT REFRACTION; OPTICAL FIBERS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PH; PH SENSORS; QUANTUM OPTICS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; REFRACTOMETERS; RESONANCE; SENSORS; SURFACE TREATMENT; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION;

EID: 79956361130     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2010.12.037     Document Type: Article

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