Title :
Selectively Infiltrated Photonic Crystal Fibers for Fluorescence Sensing
Author :
Smolka, Stephan ; Barth, Michael ; Benson, Oliver
Author_Institution :
Humboldt-Univ. Berlin, Berlin
Abstract :
We investigate hollow core photonic crystal fibers for ultra-sensitive fluorescence detection by selectively infiltrating the central hole with fluorophores. Dye concentrations down to 10-9 M can be detected using only nanoliter sample volumes.
Keywords :
dyes; fibre optic sensors; fluorescence; optical fibres; photonic crystals; dye concentrations; fluorescence detection; fluorescence sensing; fluorophores; hollow fibers; photonic crystal fibers; selectively infiltrated fibers; ultrasensitive detection; Biomedical optical imaging; Coatings; Fiber nonlinear optics; Fluorescence; Nanobioscience; Optical refraction; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Optical variables control; Photonic crystal fibers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452836
