Sketch of the Particle Detector (IMAGE)

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Sketch of the Particle Detector

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A new approach for particle analysis uses a laser beam to capture airborne particles and propel them through a hollow-core photonic crystal fiber. The particle diameter and refractive index can be retrieved by monitoring changes in fiber transmission.

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Philip Russell, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light

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