Highly sensitive refractometer with a photonic-crystal-fiber long-period grating Export

@article{citeulike:5804934, abstract = {We present highly sensitive refractometers based on a long-period grating in a large-mode-area photonic crystal fiber (PCF). The maximum sensitivity is 1500 nm/refractive index unit at a refractive index of 1.33, to our knowledge the highest reported for any fiber grating. The minimal detectable index change is 2×10−5. The high sensitivity is obtained by infiltrating the sample into the holes of the PCF to give a strong interaction between the sample and the probing field.}, author = {Rindorf, Lars and Bang, Ole}, citeulike-article-id = {5804934}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.33.000563}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.opticsinfobase.org/abstract.cfm?id=154839}, day = {15}, doi = {10.1364/OL.33.000563}, journal = {Opt. Lett.}, keywords = {det\_lim\_comp, fiber\_optics, grating, photonic\_crystal, refractive\_index, sensor, theory}, month = {March}, number = {6}, pages = {563--565}, posted-at = {2009-09-19 12:21:19}, priority = {5}, publisher = {OSA}, title = {Highly sensitive refractometer with a photonic-crystal-fiber long-period grating}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.33.000563}, volume = {33}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5804934 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5804934 N2 - We present highly sensitive refractometers based on a long-period grating in a large-mode-area photonic crystal fiber (PCF). The maximum sensitivity is 1500 nm/refractive index unit at a refractive index of 1.33, to our knowledge the highest reported for any fiber grating. The minimal detectable index change is 2×10−5. The high sensitivity is obtained by infiltrating the sample into the holes of the PCF to give a strong interaction between the sample and the probing field. IS - 6 JF - Opt. Lett. EP - 565 TI - Highly sensitive refractometer with a photonic-crystal-fiber long-period grating PB - OSA VL - 33 SP - 563 KW - det_lim_comp KW - fiber_optics KW - grating KW - photonic_crystal KW - refractive_index KW - sensor KW - theory AU - Rindorf, Lars AU - Bang, Ole PY - 2008/03/15/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.33.000563 ER -