Optical probe based on double-clad optical fiber for fluorescence spectroscopy

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 26, 2007, Pages 17681-17689

  Wang, Ling ^a   Choi, Hae Young ^a   Jung, Yongmin ^a   Lee, Byeong Ha ^a   Kim, Kwang Taek ^b  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^b Honam University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC EXCITATION; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; LASER CLADDING; OPTICAL FIBERS;

DCF COUPLER; EXCITATION BEAM; GINGKO LEAF;

OPTICAL SYSTEMS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FIBER OPTICS; INSTRUMENTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; TRANSDUCER;

COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIBER OPTIC TECHNOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 37549021944     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.017681     Document Type: Article

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