Optimization of absorption-based optical chemical sensors that employ a single–reflection configuration

Applied Optics

Volumn 41, Issue 15, 2002, Pages 2879-2887

  Polerecky, Lubos ^a   Burke, Conor S ^a   Mac Craith, Brian D ^a  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL SENSORS; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; LIGHT PROPAGATION; LIGHT REFLECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; OPTIMIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

OPTICAL CHEMICAL SENSORS;

OPTICAL SENSORS;

EID: 0037140614     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.41.002879     Document Type: Article

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