Refractive index sensitivity of fibre optic long period gratings with SiO2 nanoparticle based mesoporous coatings

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7753, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Korposh, Sergiy ^a   Lee, Seung Woo ^a   James, Stephen W ^b   Tatam, Ralph P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KITAKYUSHU   (Japan)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fibre optic sensor; Long period grating; Nanoporous film; refractive index; Refractometer

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATE LAYERS; DIFFERENT THICKNESS; FIBRE OPTIC; FIBRE-OPTIC SENSOR; LONG PERIOD GRATING; LONG PERIOD GRATINGS; MESOPOROUS; NANOPOROUS FILM; POLY(ALLYLAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE); REFRACTIVE INDEX SENSITIVITY; SENSOR PERFORMANCE;

COATINGS; FIBERS; LIGHT REFRACTION; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; REFRACTOMETERS; SENSORS; SILICON COMPOUNDS;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

EID: 79957989918     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.884777     Document Type: Conference Paper

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