DocumentCode
3009130
Title
Selectively Infiltrated Photonic Crystal Fibers for Fluorescence Sensing
Author
Smolka, Stephan ; Barth, Michael ; Benson, Oliver
Author_Institution
Humboldt-Univ. Berlin, Berlin
fYear
2007
fDate
6-11 May 2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-834-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452836
Filename
4452836
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