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Taking detection to the limit with optical microcavities: Recent advances presented at the 560. WE Heraeus Seminar

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Abstract

We provide a review on the applications of whispering gallery mode resonators in sensing, and biosensing in particular. We highlight the most recent developments in this area, which were presented at the 560. WE Heraeus Seminar “Taking Detection to the Limit – Biosensing with Optical Microcavities”.

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Vollmer, F., Schwefel, H.G.L. Taking detection to the limit with optical microcavities: Recent advances presented at the 560. WE Heraeus Seminar. Eur. Phys. J. Spec. Top. 223, 1907–1916 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjst/e2014-02271-2

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