Reflection-based fibre-optic refractive index sensor using surface plasmon resonance

Journal of the European Optical Society

Volumn 9, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Hlubina, P ^a   Kadulova, M ^a   Ciprian, D ^a   Sobota, J ^b  

^a VSB TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF OSTRAVA   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Aqueous solutions of ethanol; Fibre optic sensor; Refractive index; Spectral interrogation technique; Surface plasmon resonance

Indexed keywords

ETHANOL; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FIBER OPTICS; FIBERS; FUSED SILICA; METALLIC FILMS; MULTIMODE FIBERS; PLASMONS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; REFRACTOMETERS; RESONANCE;

INTERROGATION TECHNIQUES; MULTIMODE OPTICAL FIBRES; REFRACTIVE INDEX SENSOR; SENSING ELEMENTS; SENSING SCHEMES; SPECTRAL INTENSITY DISTRIBUTION; THIN METAL FILMS; WAVELENGTH INTERROGATION;

SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

EID: 84907358209     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19902573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2971/jeos.2014.14033     Document Type: Article

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