Laser triangulation for liquid film thickness measurements through multiple interfaces

Applied Optics

Volumn 45, Issue 20, 2006, Pages 4916-4926

  Peterson, Jerrod P ^a   Peterson, Richard B ^a  

^a Oregon State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROPHOBICITY; LASER APPLICATIONS; MEMBRANES; OPTICAL SENSORS; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; TRIANGULATION;

GAS-LIQUID CONTACTORS; HYDROPHOBIC MEMBRANES; LIQUID FILMS; TRIANGULATION SENSORS;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 33749860275     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.45.004916     Document Type: Article

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