Cavity ringdown refractive index sensor using photonic crystal fiber interferometer

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 108-113

  Wong, Wei Chang ^a   Zhou, Wenjun ^a,b   Chan, Chi Chiu ^a   Dong, Xinyong ^b   Leong, Kam Chew ^c  

^a Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

^b CHINA JILIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c GLOBALFOUNDRIES SINGAPORE PTE LTD   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cavity ringdown; Fiber optic sensor; Interferometer; Photonic crystal fiber; Refractive index sensing

Indexed keywords

AIR HOLES; CAVITY RING-DOWN; CLADDING MODES; CRYSTAL FIBER; DECAY CONSTANTS; EXTERNAL REFRACTIVE INDICES; REFRACTIVE INDEX SENSING; REFRACTIVE INDEX SENSOR;

CRYSTAL WHISKERS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FIBERS; INTERFEROMETERS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; REFRACTOMETERS; SENSORS; SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS;

EID: 84856225413     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2011.09.056     Document Type: Article

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