Single glycerol/water microdroplets standing on a superhydrophobic surface: Optical microcavities promising original applications

Journal of Nanophotonics

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Kiraz, Alper ^a   Dündar, Mehmet A ^a   Demirel, Adem L ^a   Doǧanay, Sultan ^a   Kurt, Adnan ^a   Sennaroglu, Alphan ^a   Yüce, Mehdi Y ^a  

^a KOÇ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Droplet; Dye lasers; Fluorescence spectrsoscopy; Laser spectroscopy; Micro optics; Superhydrophobic surface; Surfaces; Whispering gallery mode

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; DROPS; DYE LASERS; GLYCEROL; HUMIDITY CONTROL; HYDROPHOBICITY; LASER EXCITATION; LASER SPECTROSCOPY; MICROCAVITIES; MICROOPTICS; NEODYMIUM LASERS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL RESONATORS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACES; WHISPERING GALLERY MODES; YTTRIUM ALUMINUM GARNET;

CONDENSATION RATES; EXCITATION SOURCES; FREQUENCY-DOUBLED ND:YAG LASER; LASER-INDUCED HEATING; NOVEL APPLICATIONS; OPTICAL MICROCAVITIES; SPECTRAL TUNABILITY; SUPER-HYDROPHOBIC SURFACES;

PULSED LASERS;

EID: 80054924964     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19342608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.2805365     Document Type: Article

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