Title :
Detection of single nanoparticles using a nano fiber-taper
Author :
Zhu, Jiangang ; Ozdemir, Sahin Kaya ; He, Lina ; Chen, Da-Ren ; Yang, Lan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Syst. Eng., Washington Univ., St. Louis, MO, USA
Abstract :
We present a sensitive single nanoparticle detection scheme using a nano tapered fiber. Experiments of detecting R = 120 nm and 175 nm polystyrene (PS) nanoparticles at 1550 nm wavelength band are demonstrated.
Keywords :
nanoparticles; nanophotonics; optical sensors; nano fiber taper; polystyrene nanoparticles; single nanoparticles detection; size 120 nm; size 175 nm; wavelength 1550 nm; Atmospheric measurements; Nanoparticles; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Particle measurements; Refractive index;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
