Title :
Ultra compact, high sensitivity label-free biosensor using VCSEL
Author :
Mateus, Carlos F R ; Hung, Ju-Sung P. ; Chang-Hasnain, Connie J. ; Cunningham, Brian ; Li, Peter ; Yao, Henry ; Hasnain, Ghulam ; Kuo, Chihping ; Liao, Andy
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., California Univ., Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
We report a new label-free biosensor system for protein interaction characterization. The system consists of a VCSEL, a plastic guided mode resonant filter, and a pin detector. The sensor has high sensitivity and ultra compactness, consumes low power, and can be fabricated in 2D arrays.
Keywords :
biosensors; infrared spectra; laser cavity resonators; optical waveguide filters; proteins; surface emitting lasers; 2D array fabrication; VCSEL; high sensitivity label-free biosensor; pin detector; plastic guided mode resonant filter; protein interaction characterization; Biomedical optical imaging; Biosensors; Optical arrays; Optical filters; Optical refraction; Optical sensors; Optical variables control; Proteins; Resonance; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
