Photothermal detection of trace optical absorption in water by use of visible-light-emitting diodes

Applied Optics

Volumn 37, Issue 31, 1998, Pages 7320-7326

  Hodgkinson, Jane ^a,b,c   Johnson, Mark ^a   Dakin, John P ^b  

^a North West Water Ltd ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c Gas Research and Technology Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NOISE; FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETERS; INTERFEROMETRY; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; OPTICAL FIBERS; PHOTOACOUSTIC SPECTROSCOPY; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLUTIONS; WATER;

PHOTOTHERMAL DETECTION; POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE; VISIBLE LIGHT EMITTING DIODE;

PHOTODETECTORS;

EID: 0032209206     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.37.007320     Document Type: Article

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