Fiber-Optics Surface-Light-Scattering Spectrometer

Padetha Tin, J. Adin Mann, William V. Meyer, Thomas W. Taylor

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    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 languageAmerican English
    JournalApplied Optics
    Volume36
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Oct 20 1997

    Keywords

    • surface light scattering
    • surface tension
    • viscosity
    • fiber-optics homodyning

    Disciplines

    • Physics

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