Etched-core fiber Bragg grating sensors integrated with microfluidic channels

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1025-1031

  Lee, Sang Mae ^a   Jeong, Myung Yung ^a   Saini, Simarjeet S ^b  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biosensor; etched core fiber Bragg grating (FBG); evanescent field

Indexed keywords

ADIABATIC TAPERS; AMPLIFIED SPONTANEOUS EMISSION SOURCE; ASYMMETRICAL MODE; BIOCHEMICAL DETECTION; ETCHED-CORE FIBER BRAGG GRATING (FBG); EVANESCENT FIELDS; FIBER BRAGG GRATING SENSORS; GUIDED MODES; INDEX CONTRASTS; MICROFLUIDIC CHANNEL; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE PDMS; REFRACTIVE INDEX SENSITIVITY; SENSOR AREA; WAVELENGTH RESOLUTION;

BIOSENSORS; ELECTRIC SENSING DEVICES; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FLUIDIC DEVICES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SENSORS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SILICONES;

FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS;

EID: 84863263129     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2011.2167220     Document Type: Article

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