High-sensitive SPR sensing with Indium Nitride as a dielectric overlay of optical fibers

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 372-376

  Esteban, Óscar ^a   Naranjo, Fernando B ^a   Díaz Herrera, Natalia ^b   Valdueza Felip, Sirona ^a   Navarrete, María Cruz ^b   González Cano, Agustín ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Indium Nitride; Surface Plasmon resonance; Tapered optical fibers

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SENSING; INDIUM NITRIDE; LONG TERM STABILITY; NOVEL APPLICATIONS; OPTICAL FIBER SENSOR; OPTICAL SENSING; SENSITIVITY INCREASE; SURFACE PLASMONS; TAPERED OPTICAL FIBERS;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; FIBERS; INDIUM; NITRIDES; OPTICAL FIBERS; PLASMONS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SENSORS;

SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

EID: 79960452539     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2011.06.038     Document Type: Article

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