Design and characteristics of DBR-laser-based environmental sensors

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 53, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 116-124

  Beregovski, Yuri ^a   Hennig, Oliver ^a   Fallahi, Mahmoud ^a   Guzman, Francisco ^a   Clemens, Rosalie ^a   Mendes, Sergio ^a   Peyghambarian, Nasser ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical sensors; DBR lasers; Environmental monitoring; External cavity

Indexed keywords

CAVITY RESONATORS; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; LASERS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

DISTRIBUTED BRAGG REFLECTOR LASER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING;

FIBER OPTIC CHEMICAL SENSORS;

EID: 0032202892     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4005(98)00301-3     Document Type: Article

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