Title : 
Rapid Fabrication of Dual Analyte Luminescent Optrodes by Self-Guiding Photo-Polymerization
         
        
            Author : 
Jorge, P.A.S. ; Maule, C. ; Soppera, O. ; Marques, P. V S
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Optoelectron. Unit, INESC Porto, Porto, Portugal
         
        
        
        
        
            fDate : 
4/15/2011 12:00:00 AM
         
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
A technique for the fabrication of luminescence-based fiber-optic optrodes with multiple analyte sensitivity is proposed. Combination of photosensitive polymers doped with different luminescent indicators enabled the production of fiber probes, by self-guiding photo-polymerization, with different geometries and sensing capabilities. Results demonstrating the method flexibility are shown with luminescent probes doped with CdSe/ZnS quantum dots and an organometalic ruthenium complex for simultaneous detection of oxygen and temperature.
         
        
            Keywords : 
II-VI semiconductors; cadmium compounds; chemical sensors; conducting polymers; fibre optic sensors; optical fabrication; photoluminescence; polymerisation; semiconductor quantum dots; zinc compounds; CdSe-ZnS; luminescence-based fiber-optic optrodes; luminescent indicators; multiple analyte sensitivity; organometalic ruthenium complex; oxygen detection; photosensitive polymers; quantum dots; self-guiding photopolymerization; temperature detection; Fabrication; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Plastics; Polymers; Probes; Chemical sensors; luminescence; optical fiber sensors; polymerization; quantum dots;
         
        
        
            Journal_Title : 
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
         
        
        
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/LPT.2011.2112343