Guided-wave chemical sensors

M. Zourob and A. Lakhtakia (eds.). Optical Guided-wave Chemical and Biosensors /, Springer Series on Chemical Sensors and Biosensors 7,... 

Li Z., Guided shear horizontal surface acoustic wave (SH-wave) chemical sensors for detection of organic contaminants in aqueous environments, PhD Marquette University, 2005. 

Miller BL (2010) Nano-structured silicon optical sensors. In Zourob MLA (ed) Optical guided-wave chemical and biosensors II, vol 8, p 3 Springer-Verlag Berlin, Heidelberg Nirschl M, Reuter F, Voros J (2011) Review of transducers principles for label-free biomolecular interaction analysis. Biosensors 1 70... 

Optical sensors based on spectroscopy of guided waves have been demonstrated for detection and identification of numerous chemical and biological analytes. The choice of detection format for a particular application depends on the size of target analyte molecules, binding characteristics of available biomolecular recognition element, and range of analyte s concentrations to be measured. 

Josse F., Bender F., and Cernosek R. W., Guided shear horizontal surface acoustic wave sensors for chemical and biochemical detection in liquids, Anal. Chem., 73,5937-5944, 2001. 

Li Z., Jones Y., Hossenlopp J., Cernosek R., and Josse R, Analysis of liquid-phase chemical detection using guided shear horizontal-surface acoustic wave sensors. Anal. Ghent., 77, 4595-4603, 2005. 

Heavy-metal fluoride glasses, into which large amounts of rare earths can be added, possess a great potential for optical applications in the mid-infrared range as fiber optic glasses for communication and transmission of information, optical wave guides, fiber lasers, and sensors. In chapter 101, Professor R.M. Almeida discusses the preparation of these glasses, their structure and chemical and physical properties. He pays particularly close attention to those properties that are critical for their practical use. 

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