Modeling and design of hydrogen gas sensors based on a membrane-supported surface plasmon waveguide

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 285-291

  Fong, Norman R ^a   Berini, Pierre ^b   Tait, R Niall ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cytop; Hydrogen; Long range; Plasmon; Sensor; Surface; Waveguide

Indexed keywords

CYTOP; DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS; HYDROGEN GAS SENSORS; INTEGRATED DESIGNS; LONG-RANGE; STRAIGHT WAVEGUIDES; SURFACE PLASMON POLARITONS; SURFACE PLASMON WAVEGUIDE; TWO DIMENSIONAL FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; WAVEGUIDE DEVICE;

DESIGN; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GAS DETECTORS; HYDROGEN; PALLADIUM; PLASMONS; SENSORS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; SURFACES;

WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 84856210757     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2011.10.033     Document Type: Article

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