Refractive index sensitivity of fibre-optic long period gratings coated with SiO2 nanoparticle mesoporous thin films

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 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; mesoporous film; refractive index; refractometer

Indexed keywords

COATINGS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FIBER OPTICS; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; PHASE MATCHING; REFRACTOMETERS; SOLUTIONS; THIN FILMS;

LONG PERIOD GRATINGS; MESOPOROUS FILMS; MESOPOROUS THIN FILMS; PHASE-MATCHING TURNING POINTS; POLY(ALLYLAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE); REFRACTIVE INDEX SENSITIVITY; REFRACTIVE INDEX SENSOR; SENSOR PERFORMANCE;

REFRACTIVE INDEX;

EID: 79960262118     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/22/7/075208     Document Type: Article

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