Title :
Cylindrical metal-coated optical fibre devices for filters and sensors
Author :
Diez, A. ; Andres, M.V. ; Culverhouse, D.O. ; Birks, T.A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Fisica Aplicada, Valencia Univ., Spain
fDate :
7/18/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Novel fibre-optic components suitable for sensor applications and wavelength filters are reported. The devices consist of a tapered fibre whose uniform waist has been coated with a thin layer of gold. The operation principle is the resonant excitation of a surface plasma mode of the metal film
Keywords :
fibre optic sensors; metallic thin films; optical fibre filters; optical films; surface plasmons; Au; cylindrical metal-coated optical fibre device; resonant excitation; sensor; surface plasma mode; tapered fibre; wavelength filter;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19960940
