Transduction mechanisms of the Fabry-Perot polymer film sensing concept for wideband ultrasound detection

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1575-1582

  Beard, Paul C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETERS; LASER TUNING; PLASTIC FILMS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS; ULTRASONIC DEVICES;

DISTRIBUTED BRAGG REFLECTOR (DBR) LASER DIODES; WIDEBAND CONTACT ULTRASOUND SENSORS;

SENSORS;

EID: 0033310086     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/58.808883     Document Type: Article

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