A Sensitivity-Enhanced Refractive Index Sensor Using a Single-Mode Thin-Core Fiber Incorporating an Abrupt Taper.docVIP

Sensors 2012, 12, 4697-4705; doi:10.3390/s120404697 OPEN ACCESS sensors ISSN 1424-8220 /journal/sensors Article A Sensitivity-Enhanced Refractive Index Sensor Using a Single-Mode Thin-Core Fiber Incorporating an Abrupt Taper Jie Shi *, Shilin Xiao, Lilin Yi and Meihua Bi State Key Lab of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, Department of Electronics Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 800, Dongchuan Road, Minhang District, Shanghai 200240, China; E-Mails: slxiao@ (S.X.); lilinyi@ (L.Y.); huahuabi2006@ (M.B.) * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed;