Narrowband Light Reflection Resonances from Waveguide Modes for High-Quality Sensors
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
3. Results and Discussion
θ1 > sin−1(n0/n1),
β = kn1sinθ1 = G,
tanΦ12 = √(n12sin2θ1 − n02)/(n1cosθ1)
tanΦ12 = √(n12sin2θ1 – n02)/(n02n1cosθ1)
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Gu, P.; Chen, J.; Yang, C.; Yan, Z.; Tang, C.; Cai, P.; Gao, F.; Yan, B.; Liu, Z.; Huang, Z. Narrowband Light Reflection Resonances from Waveguide Modes for High-Quality Sensors. Nanomaterials 2020, 10, 1966. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10101966
Gu P, Chen J, Yang C, Yan Z, Tang C, Cai P, Gao F, Yan B, Liu Z, Huang Z. Narrowband Light Reflection Resonances from Waveguide Modes for High-Quality Sensors. Nanomaterials. 2020; 10(10):1966. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10101966
Chicago/Turabian StyleGu, Ping, Jing Chen, Chun Yang, Zhendong Yan, Chaojun Tang, Pinggen Cai, Fan Gao, Bo Yan, Zhengqi Liu, and Zhong Huang. 2020. "Narrowband Light Reflection Resonances from Waveguide Modes for High-Quality Sensors" Nanomaterials 10, no. 10: 1966. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10101966