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Optical fiber waist refractometer

US5600433A · kind A · utility

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74Claims
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Filing dateNov 2, 1994
Grant dateFeb 4, 1997
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Expiry dateNov 2, 2014

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2030/746
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to a refractive index detector for a dynamic liquid sample having a fiber optic filament of a predetermined diameter with an unclad sensor region, wherein the sensor region comprises a longitudinally tapered zone wherein the diameter continuously decreases from the predetermined diameter to a minimum diameter. The invention finds use as a detector for high performance liquid chromatography and capillary zone electrophoresis.

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