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Chapter and Conference Paper
Whispering Gallery Modes Microresonators for Sensing and Biosensing Applications
Whispering Gallery Modes (WGMs) microresonators continue to receive an even greater interest for investigation in many fundamental processes (e.g.: quantum electrodynamics or non–linear optics) and in more app...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Optical Microbubble Resonator: A Novel Structure for Sensing Applications
Recently a new class of optical resonant microcavities, the so called microbubble resonators (MBRs) for their particular shape, have been demonstrated. Their feature of combining the unique properties of whisp...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Spherical Waveguide Multiplexing Device
A wavelength multiplexer is descr ibed, character ized by a re-flection grating coupled to a waveguide spherical geodesic lens. The device, particularly suitable for monomode fibers, can be used also as a tapp...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Hollow Waveguides for Long-Wavelength I.R. Radiation
The CO2 laser has been extensively used both in industrial and medical applications; however the provision of a flexible delivery system of the I.R. laser light to a target has been the most difficult problem. Up...