• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 11, Issue 5, 732 (2023)
Angela Capocefalo1,†, Silvia Gentilini1,†, Lorenzo Barolo2, Paola Baiocco2..., Claudio Conti1,3 and Neda Ghofraniha1,*|Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1Istituto dei Sistemi Complessi-CNR, UOS Università La Sapienza, I-00185 Rome, Italy
  • 2Dipartimento di Scienze Biochimiche A. Rossi Fanelli, Università La Sapienza, I-00185 Rome, Italy
  • 3Dipartimento di Fisica, Università La Sapienza, I-00185 Rome, Italy
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    DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.477139 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Angela Capocefalo, Silvia Gentilini, Lorenzo Barolo, Paola Baiocco, Claudio Conti, Neda Ghofraniha, "Biosensing with free space whispering gallery mode microlasers," Photonics Res. 11, 732 (2023) Copy Citation Text show less
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