An Exposed-Core Grapefruit Fibers Based Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensor
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Structure Design and Simulated Modeling
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. RI Sensitivity of the Sensor
3.2. Influence of Silver Layer Thickness on Sensitivity
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Yang, X.; Lu, Y.; Wang, M.; Yao, J. An Exposed-Core Grapefruit Fibers Based Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensor. Sensors 2015, 15, 17106-17114. https://doi.org/10.3390/s150717106
Yang X, Lu Y, Wang M, Yao J. An Exposed-Core Grapefruit Fibers Based Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensor. Sensors. 2015; 15(7):17106-17114. https://doi.org/10.3390/s150717106
Chicago/Turabian StyleYang, Xianchao, Ying Lu, Mintuo Wang, and Jianquan Yao. 2015. "An Exposed-Core Grapefruit Fibers Based Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensor" Sensors 15, no. 7: 17106-17114. https://doi.org/10.3390/s150717106
APA StyleYang, X., Lu, Y., Wang, M., & Yao, J. (2015). An Exposed-Core Grapefruit Fibers Based Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensor. Sensors, 15(7), 17106-17114. https://doi.org/10.3390/s150717106