Evanescent field characterisation of tapered optical fibre sensors in liquid environments using near field scanning optical microscopy and atomic force microscopy

IEE Proceedings: Optoelectronics

Volumn 146, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 239-243

  Huntington, S T ^a,b   Katsifolis, J ^a,b   Moar, P N ^a,b   Mulvaney, P ^a   Roberts, A ^a,b   Cahill, L W ^a,b   Nugent, K A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEAR FIELD SCANNING OPTICAL MICROSCOPY (NSOM);

AIR; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; LIGHT PROPAGATION; LIGHT REFRACTION; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; SOLUTIONS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WATER;

FIBER OPTIC CHEMICAL SENSORS;

EID: 0033346902     PISSN: 13502433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-opt:19990762     Document Type: Article

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