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Photonics Research, Volume. 11, Issue 5, 732(2023)

Biosensing with free space whispering gallery mode microlasers

Angela Capocefalo1、†, Silvia Gentilini1、†, Lorenzo Barolo2, Paola Baiocco2, Claudio Conti1,3, and Neda Ghofraniha1、*
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  • 1Istituto dei Sistemi Complessi-CNR, UOS Università La Sapienza, I-00185 Rome, Italy
  • 2Dipartimento di Scienze Biochimiche A. Rossi Fanelli, Università La Sapienza, I-00185 Rome, Italy
  • 3Dipartimento di Fisica, Università La Sapienza, I-00185 Rome, Italy
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    Angela Capocefalo, Silvia Gentilini, Lorenzo Barolo, Paola Baiocco, Claudio Conti, Neda Ghofraniha. Biosensing with free space whispering gallery mode microlasers[J]. Photonics Research, 2023, 11(5): 732

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    Category: Optical Devices

    Received: Oct. 5, 2022

    Accepted: Dec. 8, 2022

    Published Online: Apr. 23, 2023

    The Author Email: Neda Ghofraniha (neda.ghofraniha@cnr.it)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.477139

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    laser devices and laser physics
    Lasers and Laser Optics
    Laser physics
    laser manufacturing
    Instrumentation, Measurement and Metrology