A Spectroscopic Technique for Local Temperature Measurement in a Micro-Optofluidic System

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“…The advantages include high sensitivity and low background noise. In order to couple the external macroscopic elements into the microscopic detection areas, fiber-coupling grooves can be fabricated in a single-step fabrication process for the integration of commercial optical fibers [93]. Caglar et al [88] used optical fiber and fabricated ball lens for light coupling in absorbance measurement.…”