Enhanced fluorescence sensing using microstructured optical fibers: A comparison of forward and backward collection modes

Optics Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 1473-1475

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROSTRUCTURE; OPTICAL FIBERS;

BACKWARD MODES; COLLECTION MODES; ENHANCED FLUORESCENCE; FORWARD MODE; FORWARD-AND-BACKWARD; GENERAL MODEL; HIGHER EFFICIENCY; MICROSTRUCTURED OPTICAL FIBERS;

FLUORESCENCE;

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

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIBER OPTICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 47549103115     PISSN: 01469592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OL.33.001473     Document Type: Article

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