Investigating the sensitivity of PMMA optical fibres for use as an evanescent field absorption sensor in aqueous solutions

Journal of Physics: Conference Series

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 262-269

  Lye, P G ^a   Boerkamp, M ^b   Ernest, A ^a   Lamb, D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b HANZE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

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EID: 24144475510     PISSN: 17426588     EISSN: 17426596     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/15/1/044     Document Type: Article

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