Title :
Enhancing chemical sensitivity of a tilted planar Bragg grating using a thin gold layer
Author :
Holmes, Christopher ; Daly, K.R. ; Carpenter, L.G. ; Gates, J.E. ; Sparrow, L. J G ; Alessandro, G.D. ; Smith, P.G.R.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
This work reports the use of a thin (50 nm) sputtered gold layer to enhance the chemical sensitivity of a weakly tilted planar Bragg grating (TPBG), illustrated in the paper. Therefore, allowing access to the benefits of planar integration for this newly emerging technology.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; gold; sputtered coatings; Au; chemical sensitivity; planar integration; size 50 nm; sputtered gold layer; thin gold layer; tilted planar Bragg grating; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/EQEC), 2011 Conference on and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0533-5
Electronic_ISBN :
Pending
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2011.5943283
