Refractive Index Sensor Based on Fano Resonances in Plasmonic Waveguide With Dual Side-Coupled Ring Resonators

Xuewei ZHANG; Yunping QI; Peiyang ZHOU; Hanhan GONG; Bingbing HU; Chunman YAN

doi:10.1007/s13320-018-0509-6

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