Applied light-side coupling with optimized spiral-patterned zinc oxide nanorod coatings for multiple optical channel alcohol vapor sensing

Journal of Nanophotonics

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2016, Pages

  Bin Abdul Rahim, Hazli Rafis ^a,b   Bin Lokman, Muhammad Quisar ^a   Harun, Sulaiman Wadi ^a   Hornyak, Gabor Louis ^c   Sterckx, Karel ^d   Mohammed, Waleed Soliman ^d   Dutta, Joydeep ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI TEKNIKAL MALAYSIA MELAKA   (Malaysia)

^c ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^d BANGKOK UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^e ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

light side coupling; nanorods; optical fiber; spiral pattern; visible light wavelength; zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

ETHANOL; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; LIGHT; METHANOL; NANORODS; OPTICAL FIBERS; PLASTIC COATINGS; PLASTIC OPTICAL FIBERS; ZINC COATINGS; ZINC OXIDE;

ISO-PROPANOL VAPORS; PLASTIC OPTICAL FIBER (POF); RELATIVE INTENSITY; SIDE COUPLING; SIGNAL TRANSMISSION; SPIRAL PATTERN; VISIBLE-LIGHT WAVELENGTHS; ZINC OXIDE NANORODS;

OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING;

EID: 84982253598     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19342608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.JNP.10.036009     Document Type: Article

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