Title :
Sensing in suspended-core optical fibers
Author :
Monro, Tanya M. ; Ebendorff-Heidepriem, Heike ; Schartner, Erik ; Warren-Smith, Stephen
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Photonics & Adv. Sensing (IPAS), Univ. of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Abstract :
Introducing nanostructures and coatings into optical fibers creates new ways of interacting light with materials, and powerful new platforms for sensing. Advances in the design, fabrication and application of fibers to chemical and biological sensing will be described.
Keywords :
biological techniques; chemical sensors; fibre optic sensors; nanosensors; optical fibre fabrication; optical films; biological sensing; chemical sensing; coatings; design; fabrication; nanostructures; sensing; suspended core optical fibers; Fluorescence; Glass; Nanobioscience; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers;
Conference_Titel :
Winter Topicals (WTM), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Keystone, CO
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8428-7
DOI :
10.1109/PHOTWTM.2011.5730096
