Chemical vapor sensors based on whispering gallery modes in an optical fiber micro-resonator coated with a polymer layer

Fiber and Integrated Optics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 263-276

  Lin, Nai ^a   Jiang, Lan ^a   Wang, Sumei ^a   Chen, Qianghua ^a   Li, Darang ^a  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

chemical vapor sensor; optical micro resonator; polymer; whispering gallery modes

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL SENSING; CHEMICAL VAPOR SENSORS; DETECTION LIMITS; LOW DETECTION LIMIT; MICRO RESONATORS; POLYMER LAYERS; REFRACTIVE INDEX SENSITIVITY; REFRACTIVE INDEX UNITS; SENSOR RESPONSE; THEORETICAL SIMULATION; WHISPERING GALLERY MODE RESONATOR; WHISPERING GALLERY MODES;

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; CRYSTAL RESONATORS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL RESONATORS; POLYMERS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SENSORS; TEXTILE FIBERS; VAPORS;

PLASTIC COATINGS;

EID: 84864686905     PISSN: 01468030     EISSN: 10964681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01468030.2012.681007     Document Type: Article

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