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A simple yet highly-effective means for sensitivity enhancement of polymer-based effective index sensors using tailored high-index thin films is presented. Simulation and experimental results show that an appropriately-placed PTFE/Ta2O5 thin film can lead to enhanced sensitivity of asymmetric Mach–Zehnder interferometers to external refractive index changes of factors between 3 and 8. The films are...