All-Optical Humidity Sensor Using SnO2 Nanoparticle Drop Coated on Straight Channel Optical Waveguide

Nur Abdillah SIDDIQ; Wu Yi CHONG; Yono Hadi PRAMONO; Melania Suweni MUNTINI; Asnawi ASNAWI; Harith AHMAD

doi:10.1007/s13320-019-0563-8

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