Miniature integrated optical modules for chemical and biochemical sensing

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 38, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 13-28

  Kunz, Rino E ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biosensors; Chemical sensors; Integrated optical sensors; Miniature sensor modules; Multilayer waveguides; On chip referencing; Waveguide transducers

Indexed keywords

BIOSENSORS; CHEMICAL SENSORS; INTEGRATED OPTICS;

INTEGRATED OPTICAL SENSORS; MINIATURE SENSOR MODULES; SMART PLANAR OPTICAL TRANSDUCER (SPOT) CHIPS;

OPTICAL SENSORS;

EID: 0030654077     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4005(97)80167-0     Document Type: Article

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