Micro-size tapered silica fibers for sensing applications

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 8120, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Ramos Gonzáles, Roddy E ^a   Chillcce, Enver F ^a   Barbosa, Luiz C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVENTIONAL FIBERS; EVANESCENT FIELD EFFECTS; EVANESCENT FIELDS; HEATING TIME; LIQUID MATERIALS; NEAR INFRARED REGION; SENSING APPLICATIONS; SENSOR SENSITIVITY; SILICA FIBERS; TAPER LENGTH; TAPERED FIBER; WAVEGUIDE DISPERSIONS;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FIBERS; LIQUIDS; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; SENSORS; SILICA;

PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS;

EID: 80053504336     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.892784     Document Type: Conference Paper

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