TY - JOUR AU - Díaz Herrera, Natalia AU - Esteban Martínez, Óscar AU - Navarrete Fernández, María Cruz AU - González Cano, Agustín AU - Benito Peña, María Elena AU - Orellana Moraleda, Guillermo PY - 2011 DO - 10.1016/j.optlaseng.2011.03.012 SN - 0143-8166 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/44106 T2 - Optics and Lassers in Engineering AB - We present the results of a chemical attack on the optical fiber surface previous to the deposition of the double layer (metal plus dielectric) in Double-layer uniform-waist tapered fibers (DLUWTs) used for the development of SPR sensors. It is shown... LA - eng M2 - 1065 PB - Elsevier Sci. Ltd. KW - Surface Plasmon Resonance KW - Tapered Optical Fibers KW - Hydrofluoric Acid KW - Fiber-Optic Sensors TI - Improved performance of SPR sensors by a chemical etching of tapered optical fibers TY - journal article VL - 49 ER -