Refractive Index Sensor Based on Whispering Gallery Modes Resonances of Thin Capillaries

Conference: ECOC 2007 - 33rd European Conference and Exhibition of Optical Communication
09/16/2007 - 09/20/2007 at Berlin, Germany

Proceedings: ECOC 2007

Pages: 2Language: englishTyp: PDF

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Authors:
Zamora, Vanessa; Dez, Antonio; Andrs, Miguel V.; Gimeno, Benito (Departamento de Fsica Aplicada - ICMUV, Universidad de Valencia, Dr. Moliner, E46100 Burjassot (Valencia), Spain)

Abstract:
Whispering gallery modes resonances of thin capillaries shift as a function of the refractive index of the liquids that fill the inside, with very high sensitivity, and enable the measure of relatively high index values.