Near infrared characterization of hetero-core optical fiber SPR sensors coated with Ta2O5 film and their applications

Sensors

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 2208-2218

  Takagi, Keiju ^a   Watanabe, Kazuhiro ^a  

^a SOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hetero core structure; Multi point measurement; Optical fiber sensor; Surface plasmon resonance; tandem connected

Indexed keywords

OXIDE; TANTALUM; TANTALUM OXIDE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CHEMISTRY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FIBER OPTICS; INFRARED RADIATION; INSTRUMENTATION; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; TRANSDUCER;

ADSORPTION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIBER OPTIC TECHNOLOGY; INFRARED RAYS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; OXIDES; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; TANTALUM; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 84857585141     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s120202208     Document Type: Article

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