Waveguiding properties and applications of silica nanowires in various environments Export

@article{citeulike:5435848, abstract = {Abstract\ \ Waveguiding properties of silica nanowires in various environments are studied by solving the eigenvalue equations of a circular cross-section waveguide numerically in cylindrical coordinates. The single-mode condition, propagation constants, poynting vector and power distribution inside and outside silica nanowire are calculated. The results show that silica nanowires in water, compared with silica nanowires in air, have higher fraction of the evanescent fields. Due to the sensitivity to surrounding environment, silica nanowires are very suitable for sensing elements, which can be used to implement a single-mode fiber optic evanescent wave sensing element of highly sensitive and accurate measurement.}, author = {Sui, Cheng-hua and Wu, Ping-hui and Zhao, Pan}, citeulike-article-id = {5435848}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11801-009-9007-9}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.springerlink.com/content/880234l6qg26553l}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1007/s11801-009-9007-9}, journal = {Optoelectronics Letters}, month = {July}, number = {4}, pages = {241--243}, posted-at = {2009-11-10 04:19:26}, priority = {2}, title = {Waveguiding properties and applications of silica nanowires in various environments}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11801-009-9007-9}, volume = {5}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5435848 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5435848 N2 - Abstract  Waveguiding properties of silica nanowires in various environments are studied by solving the eigenvalue equations of a circular cross-section waveguide numerically in cylindrical coordinates. The single-mode condition, propagation constants, poynting vector and power distribution inside and outside silica nanowire are calculated. The results show that silica nanowires in water, compared with silica nanowires in air, have higher fraction of the evanescent fields. Due to the sensitivity to surrounding environment, silica nanowires are very suitable for sensing elements, which can be used to implement a single-mode fiber optic evanescent wave sensing element of highly sensitive and accurate measurement. IS - 4 JF - Optoelectronics Letters EP - 243 TI - Waveguiding properties and applications of silica nanowires in various environments VL - 5 SP - 241 AU - Sui, Cheng-hua AU - Wu, Ping-hui AU - Zhao, Pan PY - 2009/07/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11801-009-9007-9 ER -