Analysis of whispering-gallery microcavityenhanced chemical absorption sensors

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 20, 2007, Pages 12959-12964

  Rosenberger, A T ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROADBAND NETWORKS; CHEMICAL SENSORS; CHEMISORPTION; CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ABSORPTION PATH LENGTH; BROADBAND INPUT; CHEMICAL ABSORPTION SENSORS; SINGLE FREQUENCY INPUT;

LIGHT ABSORPTION;

EID: 35148887550     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.012959     Document Type: Article

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