Lab-on-fiber technology: A new avenue for optical nanosensors

Photonic Sensors

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 289-314

  Consales, Marco ^a   Pisco, Marco ^a   Cusano, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANNIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

All in fiber devices; Lab On Fiber; Microstructured fiber Bragg gratings; Microstructured optical fibers; Multimaterial and multifunctional fibers; Optical fiber sensors and devices

Indexed keywords

ALL-IN-FIBER DEVICES; LAB-ON-FIBER; MICRO-STRUCTURED OPTICAL FIBERS; MICROSTRUCTURED FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; MULTI MATERIALS; OPTICAL FIBER SENSOR;

FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; LABORATORIES;

FIBERS;

EID: 84869043563     PISSN: 16749251     EISSN: 21907439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13320-012-0095-y     Document Type: Review

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