Microwave Phase Measurements Associated with the Goos–Hänchen Shift

1972 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Arthur ◽  
A. Read ◽  
I. R. Dagg ◽  
G. E. Reesor

Microwave phase measurements, using the Robertson homodyne detection method, have been made in the field outside a dielectric prism after microwave energy has experienced total internal reflection. The phase changes that occur in this case are explained by extending Artmann's theory of the Goos-Hänchen effect to microwave optics. Satisfactory agreement between the theory and measurements has been obtained for angles of incidence from 40 to 50° on a dielectric boundary for which the critical angle is 36.4°.

1990 ◽  
Vol 95 (1) ◽  
pp. 175-176
Author(s):  
O.S. Heavens

The intensity of the fluorescence generated when cell-substratum contacts are studied by total internal reflection fluorescence is calculated. In previous work, some approximations were made in respect of the effect of the lipid membranes. These approximations are removed in the present treatment.


Author(s):  
Douglas Heymann ◽  
Jordan Young ◽  
Ruander Cardenas

Void fraction measurements are used to characterize two-phase flow within a microchannel. Limitations of typical void fraction measurement systems include disruption of the flow (intrusive optical probe) and non-continuous data acquisition. Using the principles of total internal reflection, a Non-Intrusive Void Incidence Sensor (NIVIS) has been developed to determine the void incidence (frequency of a vapor bubble passing a known position in the channel). Continuous data can be recorded with a typical computer. A light beam is introduced through a fiber optic to the outside of a transparent channel wall at a critical angle. This critical angle is designed such that when a vapor bubble is present at the specified location, total internal reflection will occur. An output fiber is fixed in a determined position to receive light in the case of total internal reflection. Without the presence of a vapor bubble, the light beam will be reflected past the output fiber. A substantial increase in output signal is noticed when total internal reflection occurs. Characteristics of the NIVIS, proven during non-intrusive testing, include: continuous data acquisition of bubble incidences, measurements within a 100 micron wide channel, and bubble boundary differentiation.


Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (11) ◽  
pp. 2473
Author(s):  
Nian Xiong ◽  
Tian Guan ◽  
Yang Xu ◽  
Lixuan Shi ◽  
Suyi Zhong ◽  
...  

Self-reference detection is necessary and important to a biosensor. The linear weak measurement system based on total internal reflection has attracted widespread attention due to its high stability, label-free detection, and easy integration. In this paper, we propose a differential detection method based on the linear total internal reflection weak measurement system. We introduce the half-wave plate (HWP) to convert the H light and the V light to each other, thereby obtaining the difference in phase change of the optical path before and after the HWP. Experiments show that the system can not only achieve differential detection, but also has high stability. The linear differential weak measurement system proposed in this paper not only provides a new differential measurement method for real-time biosensors, but also enriches the types of weak measurement sensors.


2020 ◽  
Vol 124 (20) ◽  
pp. 4160-4170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brandon A. Colon ◽  
Muhammad Redwan Hassan ◽  
Amirus Saleheen ◽  
Christopher A. Baker ◽  
Tessa R. Calhoun

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 978-988 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin P. Bohannon ◽  
Ronald W. Holz ◽  
Daniel Axelrod

AbstractThe refractive index in the interior of single cells affects the evanescent field depth in quantitative studies using total internal reflection (TIR) fluorescence, but often that index is not well known. We here present method to measure and spatially map the absolute index of refraction in a microscopic sample, by imaging a collimated light beam reflected from the substrate/buffer/cell interference at variable angles of incidence. Above the TIR critical angle (which is a strong function of refractive index), the reflection is 100%, but in the immediate sub-critical angle zone, the reflection intensity is a very strong ascending function of incidence angle. By analyzing the angular position of that edge at each location in the field of view, the local refractive index can be estimated. In addition, by analyzing the steepness of the edge, the distance-to-substrate can be determined. We apply the technique to liquid calibration samples, silica beads, cultured Chinese hamster ovary cells, and primary culture chromaffin cells. The optical technique suffers from decremented lateral resolution, scattering, and interference artifacts. However, it still provides reasonable results for both refractive index (~1.38) and for distance-to-substrate (~150 nm) for the cells, as well as a lateral resolution to about 1 µm.


2022 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 7-12
Author(s):  
Valeriy V. Yatsishen

An analysis of the ellipsometric parameters of the reflected light from the prism test material air system is carried out when circularly polarized light is incident on it under the conditions of the onset of the phenomenon of total internal reflection. At the onset of total internal reflection, the ellipsometry parameter shows high variability with the angle of incidence, in contrast to the parameter r0. It is shown that TIR occurs when the angle of incidence is not equal to the critical angle of the adjacent media for two different materials, these angles differ from each other. In the case of a film, the TIR phenomenon occurs at an angle equal to the critical angle at the prism-air interface and does not depend on the film material. The results obtained show the high efficiency of using the ellipsometric method together with circularly polarized incident radiation for diagnostics of thin films made of biological material.


2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kunihito Nagayama ◽  
Sachiko Hatano ◽  
Yasuhito Mori ◽  
Mitsuru Terada ◽  
Yasuhiro Motegi ◽  
...  

1981 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 584-587 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reikichi Iwamoto ◽  
Koji Ohta ◽  
Masaru Miya ◽  
Seiichi Mima

Total internal reflection Raman spectroscopy at the critical angle has been shown to be useful for Raman measurements of not only thin films but also of any samples that can be directly coated or intimately contacted on the internal reflection element (IRE). Usefulness of this technique was demonstrated for a polystyrene film (0.70 μm thick) coated on the IRE, signal enhancement being 40 as compared with the conventional normal illumination. The technique was also applied to a thin coating layer of bovine albumin on the IRE to give the spectrum of excellent signal/noise ratio.


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