Tuning properties of long-period gratings by plasma post-processing of their diamond-like carbon nano-overlays

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2014, Pages

  Smietana, M ^a   Koba, M ^b,c   Mikulic, P ^b   Bock, W J ^b  

^a WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN OUTAOUAIS   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (Poland)

Author keywords

chemical vapor deposition; diamond like carbon; long period gratings; optical fiber sensors; optical properties; plasma; reactive ion etching; refractive index sensing; thin films

Indexed keywords

CARBON FILMS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; COATINGS; DEPOSITION; DIAMOND LIKE CARBON FILMS; DIAMONDS; ELECTRODES; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; NANOSENSORS; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL FILMS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; PLASMAS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; THIN FILMS; TUNING; VAPOR DEPOSITION;

DIAMOND LIKE CARBON; LONG PERIOD GRATINGS; REFRACTIVE INDEX SENSING; RESONANCE WAVELENGTHS; SPECTRAL PROPERTIES; SPECTRAL RESPONSE; THICKNESS OF THE FILM; TUNING PROPERTIES;

REACTIVE ION ETCHING;

EID: 84907887528     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/25/11/114001     Document Type: Article

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