Search Results - "Allsop, T"
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Real-time kinetic binding studies at attomolar concentrations in solution phase using a single-stage opto-biosensing platform based upon infrared surface plasmons
Published in Optics express (09-01-2017)“…Here we present a new generic opto-bio-sensing platform combining immobilised aptamers on an infrared plasmonic sensing device generated by nano-structured…”
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Non-invasive respiratory monitoring using long-period fiber grating sensors
Published in Biomedical optics express (01-04-2014)“…In non-invasive ventilation, continuous monitoring of respiratory volumes is essential. Here, we present a method for the measurement of respiratory volumes by…”
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Characterisation and performance of a Terfenol-D coated femtosecond laser inscribed optical fibre Bragg sensor with a laser ablated microslot for the detection of static magnetic fields
Published in Optics express (03-01-2011)“…We present a novel device for the characterisation of static magnetic fields through monitoring wavelength shifts of femtosecond inscribed fibre Bragg grating…”
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Scattering of the laser writing beam in photonic crystal fibre
Published in Optics and laser technology (01-10-2010)“…Point-by-point fibre grating fabrication by femtosecond laser pulses requires tight focusing of the pulses into the core of the fibre. This condition is not…”
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Physical characteristics of localized surface plasmons resulting from nano-scale structured multi-layer thin films deposited on D-shaped optical fiber
Published in Optics express (12-08-2013)“…Novel surface plasmonic optical fiber sensors have been fabricated using multiple coatings deposited on a lapped section of a single mode fiber. UV laser…”
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Long period gratings written into a photonic crystal fibre by a femtosecond laser as directional bend sensors
Published in Optics communications (15-10-2008)“…A series of symmetric and asymmetric LPGs were inscribed in photonic crystal fibre by a low repetition rate femtosecond laser system. The asymmetric LPGs were…”
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Arbitrary real-time three-dimensional corporal object sensing and reconstruction scheme
Published in Optics letters (01-09-2012)“…A real-time three-dimensional (3D) object sensing and reconstruction scheme is presented that can be applied on any arbitrary corporeal shape. Operation is…”
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Detection of organic aromatic compounds in paraffin by a long-period fiber grating optical sensor with optimized sensitivity
Published in Optics communications (08-05-2001)“…A long-period grating (LPG) sensor is used to detect small variations in the concentration of an organic aromatic compound (xylene) in a paraffin (heptane)…”
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Spectral characteristics of tapered LPG device as a sensing element for refractive index and temperature
Published in Journal of lightwave technology (01-02-2006)“…The fabrication and characterization of long-period gratings (LPGs) in fiber tapers is presented alongside supporting theory. The devices possess a high…”
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Exploitation of multilayer coatings for infrared surface plasmon resonance fiber sensors
Published in Applied optics. Optical technology and biomedical optics (10-01-2009)“…We demonstrate surface plasmon resonance (SPR) fiber devices based upon ultraviolet inscription of a grating-type structure into both single-layered and…”
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Bending characteristics of fiber long-period gratings with cladding index modified by femtosecond laser
Published in Journal of lightwave technology (01-08-2006)“…A femtosecond laser has been used to asymmetrically modify the cladding of fiber containing long-period gratings. Following modification, devices in…”
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High-temperature sensitivity of long-period gratings in B-Ge codoped fiber
Published in IEEE photonics technology letters (01-08-2001)“…We report an investigation of thermal properties of long-period fiber gratings (LPFGs) of various periods fabricated in the conventional B-Ge codoped fiber. It…”
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A comparison of the sensing characteristics of long period gratings written in three different types of fiber
Published in Optical fiber technology (01-10-2003)“…This paper compares the environmental sensing behaviour of long period gratings written in three fibers with different refractive index profiles: step, W and a…”
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Bending and orientational characteristics of long period gratings written in D-shaped optical fiber [directional bend sensors]
Published in IEEE transactions on instrumentation and measurement (01-02-2004)“…Long period gratings (LPGs) were written into a D-shaped single-mode fiber. These LPGs were subjected to a range of curvatures, and it was found that as…”
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Fibre-grating sensors for the measurement of physiological pulsations
Published in Physica scripta (01-11-2013)“…Mechanical physiological pulsations are movements of a body surface incited by the movements of muscles in organs inside the body. Here we demonstrate the use…”
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Optimization of a novel enzyme treatment process for early-stage processing of sheepskins
Published in Water science and technology (01-01-2010)“…An enzyme treatment process for early-stage processing of sheepskins has been previously reported by the Leather and Shoe Research Association of New Zealand…”
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Investigations of the spectral sensitivity of long period gratings fabricated in three-layered optical fiber
Published in Journal of lightwave technology (01-01-2003)“…Long period gratings (LPGs) were written into a progressive three-layered (PTL) monomode optical fiber. The spectral sensitivity was experimentally measured…”
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Use of a proteomics approach to identify favourable conditions for production of good quality lambskin leather
Published in Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry (01-02-2006)“…It is necessary to understand the changes that occur during the initial processing of lamb skins, because these will affect the final quality of the leather…”
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Discrimination between strain and temperature effects using first and second-order diffraction from a long-period grating
Published in Optics communications (01-10-2002)“…We study the effects of temperature and strain on the spectra of the first and second-order diffraction attenuation bands of a single long-period grating (LPG)…”
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The spectral sensitivity of long period gratings fabricated in elliptical core D-shaped optical fibre
Published in Optics communications (15-03-2006)“…Long period gratings (LPGs) were written into a D-shaped optical fibre that has an elliptical core with a W-shaped refractive index profile and the first…”
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