• DocumentCode
    3571940
  • Title

    Metallic nanostructures on optical fiber end-faces for refractive index sensing

  • Author

    Huy Nguyen ; Baxter, G.W. ; Collins, S.F. ; Roberts, A.

  • Author_Institution
    Centre for Telecommun. & Microelectron., Victoria Univ., Melbourne, VIC, Australia
  • fYear
    2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    This paper describes the integration of a periodic array of gold nanostructures onto the end-face of an optical fiber and demonstrates the usefulness of this device as a compact and sensitive liquid refractive index sensor.
  • Keywords
    fibre optic sensors; gold; nanophotonics; nanosensors; nanostructured materials; periodic structures; refractive index measurement; Au; gold nanostructures; liquid refractive index sensor; optical fiber end-faces; periodic array; Arrays; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber sensors; Reflection; Nanostructure materials; Optical fiber sensing; Reflection power; Refractive index sensor;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fibre Technology (ACOFT), 2010 35th Australian Conference on
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ACOFT.2010.5929933
  • Filename
    5929933