Finesse and sensitivity gain in cavity-enhanced absorption spectroscopy of biomolecules in solution

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 22, 2006, Pages 10441-10451

  McGarvey, Timothy ^a   Conjusteau, André ^a   Mabuchi, Hideo ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; ENERGY ABSORPTION; LASER MODE LOCKING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLUTIONS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL A (BCHLA); BIOMOLECULES; LOW-LOSS MIRRORS; PROBE LASERS;

BIOMATERIALS;

EID: 33750704590     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.010441     Document Type: Article

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