Title :
Prism-Coupled Silica Micro-tube Resonator as a Bio-sensor
Author :
Ling, Tao ; Guo, L. Jay
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Abstract :
Prism coupled silica micro-tubes were studied as optical bio-sensing elements. We demonstrated to sense the glucose concentration change in the micro-tube and the smallest concentration change can be detected in our system is 0.3 mM.
Keywords :
biosensors; micro-optomechanical devices; micromechanical resonators; microsensors; optical sensors; silicon compounds; glucose concentration; microtube resonator; optical biosensing elements; prism coupling; Biomedical optical imaging; Optical coupling; Optical refraction; Optical resonators; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Optical variables control; Q factor; Resonance; Silicon compounds;
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.2007.4453154
