Interrogation technique for TFBG-SPR refractometers based on differential orthogonal light states

Applied Optics

Volumn 50, Issue 22, 2011, Pages 4257-4261

  Voisin, Valérie ^a   Caucheteur, Christophe ^a   Mégret, Patrice ^a   Albert, Jacques ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONS   (Belgium)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COATED MATERIALS; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; GOLD COATINGS; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; PLASMONS; REFRACTOMETERS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

DEMODULATION TECHNIQUES; INTERROGATION TECHNIQUES; OPERATING CONDITION; POLARIZATION STATE; REFRACTIVE INDEX MEASUREMENT; REFRACTIVE INDEX UNITS; SURROUNDING REFRACTIVE INDICES (SRI); TILTED FIBER BRAGG GRATING;

REFRACTIVE INDEX;

EID: 79961082882     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.50.004257     Document Type: Article

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