Acta Photonica Sinica, Volume. 54, Issue 4, 0406002(2025)

Highly Sensitive Refractive Index Sensor Based on Hybrid Optical Waveguide Field Enhancement

Zhengda LI1, Hui LI2, Chengzhao DENG1, Xueying LIN1, Yao LU1, Ying XIAO1, and Hongdan WAN1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Electronic and Optical Engineering & College of Flexible Electronics,Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications,Nanjing 210023,China
  • 2Nanjing Chunhui Science Technology Industrial Co.,Ltd,Nanjing 210031,China
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    Zhengda LI, Hui LI, Chengzhao DENG, Xueying LIN, Yao LU, Ying XIAO, Hongdan WAN. Highly Sensitive Refractive Index Sensor Based on Hybrid Optical Waveguide Field Enhancement[J]. Acta Photonica Sinica, 2025, 54(4): 0406002

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    Paper Information

    Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

    Received: Oct. 8, 2024

    Accepted: Dec. 30, 2024

    Published Online: May. 15, 2025

    The Author Email: Hongdan WAN (hdwan@njupt.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/gzxb20255404.0406002

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