Title :
Widefield interferometric detection and size determination of dielectric nanoparticles
Author :
Yurt, A. ; Daaboul, G.G. ; Zhang, X. ; Hwang, G.M. ; Goldberg, B.B. ; Ünlü, M.S.
Author_Institution :
Div. of Mater. Sci. & Eng., Boston Univ., Brookline, MA, USA
Abstract :
We propose an interferometric technique to detect and size low-index nanoparticles with radius smaller than 100nm. The method offers sensitive detection and identification of pathogens such as viruses based on the size information.
Keywords :
light interferometry; microorganisms; nanomedicine; nanoparticles; nanophotonics; size measurement; dielectric nanoparticles; low-index nanoparticles; pathogens; size determination; viruses; widefield interferometric detection;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Photonics Society, 2010 23rd Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5368-9
DOI :
10.1109/PHOTONICS.2010.5698826
