Abstract
We have developed a fiber-optics surface-light-scattering spectrometer completely designed with optical fiber components. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of a noninvasive measurement of the surface tension and the viscosity of simple liquid-vapor interfaces with a fiber-optics-based sensor system. With this approach we obtain a compact size, a significant increase in the signal-to-noise ratio, and the ability to select from a continuum of wave vectors. (C) 1997 Optical Society of America.
| Original language | American English |
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| Journal | Applied Optics |
| Volume | 36 |
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| State | Published - Oct 20 1997 |
Keywords
- surface light scattering
- surface tension
- viscosity
- fiber-optics homodyning
Disciplines
- Physics