Optimizing SOI slot waveguide fabrication tolerances and strip-slot coupling for very efficient optical sensing

Sensors

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 2436-2455

  Passaro, Vittorio M N ^a   la Notte, Mario ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Homogeneous optical sensing; Slot couplers; Slot waveguides

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858967112     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s120302436     Document Type: Article

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