ISSN:
1349-9432
Keywords:
optical waveguide
;
TiO2 film
;
potassium ion-exchange
;
composite
;
relative sensitivity
;
refractive index sensor
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract A composite optical waveguide for biological and chemical sensors was successfully developed by sputtering a thin TiO2 film onto the surface of a low loss potassium ion-exchanged optical waveguide. The electric field of the evanescent wave at the film surface was made strong through adiabatic transition of the guided light. The attenuation of the guided light was sufficiently small in the air, and the guided light intensity was changed sensitively with the refractive index of the cladding layer (nc). Thus, nc can be sensitively monitored with a detecting sensitivity of about 10-4.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10043-996-0351-8
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