The phrase "as a reference device" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing an object or tool that serves as a source of information or guidance.
Example: "The manual is provided as a reference device to help users understand the features of the product."
Alternatives: "as a source of information" or "as a guide".
For this work, a unit OPV cell as a reference device and four types of monolithic OPV module with different active cell lengths were fabricated together on a glass substrate.
An on-line pH monitoring system consisting of a specially designed sampling probe, flow-through cell with double pH-ISFETs alternatively operated as a reference device and measurement sensor and a peristaltic pumping system is presented.
A hybrid solar cell without AgNPs decorated was also prepared as a reference device.
Then again Google would probably argue the role of the Nexus range has primarily been as a reference device to inspire its hardware partners.
"We first did the buttons as a reference device internally to prove out gadgets," says Limp. "There's a lot of product complexity in that.
As a reference device, the Nexus line is supposed to be network agnostic; in order to build in LTE, it would have to make various custom phones on its own without financial aid from carriers.
The memory performance and reliability are studied in details and compared with the ones of a reference device using standard Si3N4 as storage layer.
The SIMBand is a reference device, a proof of concept.
Module 4 built as a reference module device on small active area of 6.1 cm2 had a device efficiency of 2.7%.
A submicrometer glass pipette covered with bare grown ZnO NR was also used as a reference PDT devices to allow the separation of the contribution to fluorescence effect of the NRs and the photosynthesize element.
A new radon gas dosemeter (patent pending) has been designed and tested to be used as a routine referenced device to monitor radon exposures in workplaces and dwelling.
