Enhancement of fluorescence-based sensing using microstructured optical fibres

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 26, 2007, Pages 17891-17901

  Afshar V , Shahraam ^a   Warren Smith, Stephen C ^a   Monro, Tanya M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC EXCITATION; LIGHT SOURCES; MICROSTRUCTURE; OPTICAL FIBERS;

ARBITRARY STRUCTURE; HIGH-INDEX GLASSES; MAGNITUDE ENHANCEMENT; MICROSTRUCTURED OPTICAL FIBRES (MOFS);

FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY;

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

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

EID: 37549040628     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.017891     Document Type: Conference Paper

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