Self-optimized metal coatings for fiber plasmonics by electroless deposition

Optics Express

Volumn 19, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 18742-18753

  Bialiayeu, A ^a   Caucheteur, C ^b   Ahamad, N ^a   Ianoul, A ^a   Albert, J ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLESS PLATING; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; GOLD COATINGS; GOLD DEPOSITS; OPTIMIZATION; PLASMONS; SENSORS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

1550 NM; DEPOSITED FILMS; FIBER CIRCUMFERENCE; HIGH QUALITY; NANO FILMS; NANO-SCALE ROUGHNESS; NEAR INFRARED; PLASMONICS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE SENSOR; TILTED FIBER BRAGG GRATING;

SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

NANOMATERIAL;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FIBER OPTICS; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS TESTING; REFRACTOMETRY; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIBER OPTIC TECHNOLOGY; MATERIALS TESTING; NANOSTRUCTURES; REFRACTOMETRY; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

EID: 80053265968     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.19.018742     Document Type: Article

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