Opto-Electronic Advances, Volume. 8, Issue 4, 240275-1(2025)

Highly sensitive laser spectroscopy sensing based on a novel four-prong quartz tuning fork

Runqiu Wang1,2, Shunda Qiao1,2, Ying He1,2, and Yufei Ma1,2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1National Key Laboratory of Laser Spatial Information, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150000, China
  • 2Zhengzhou Research Institute, Harbin Institute of Technology, Zhengzhou 450000, China
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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Nov. 18, 2024

    Accepted: Dec. 20, 2024

    Published Online: Jul. 14, 2025

    The Author Email: Yufei Ma (YFMa)

    DOI:10.29026/oea.2025.240275

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