Near Infrared Characterization of Hetero-Core Optical Fiber SPR Sensors Coated with Ta2O5 Film and Their Applications

This paper describes the characteristics of optical fiber sensors with surface plasmon resonance (SPR) at 1,310 nm in which the scattering loss of silica optical fiber is low. SPR operation in the infrared wavelength range is achieved by coating a thin tantalum pentaoxide (Ta2O5) film. The novelty o...

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Main Authors: Kazuhiro Watanabe, Keiju Takagi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-02-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/12/2/2208/