Sensitivity Characteristics Tuning in Tapered Long-Period Gratings by Nanocoatings

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 19, Issue 19, 2007, Pages 1517-1519

  Korwin Pawlowski, Michael L ^c   Bock, Woitek J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANNIO   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN OUTAOUAIS   (Canada)

Author keywords

Long period gratings (LPGs); refractive index sensors; syndiotactic polystyrene (sPS); thin film coatings

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008065204     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: 19410174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2007.903779     Document Type: Article

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