Title :
Tilted fiber bragg gratings for label-free biosensing
Author :
Maguisa, Séverine ; Laffont, Guillaume ; Carbonnier, Benjamin ; Kham, Khémara ; Mekhalif, Tahar ; Ferdinand, Pierre
Author_Institution :
LIST, Lab. de Mesures Opt., Gif-sur-Yvette
Abstract :
We present fibre-optic-based biosensors for the specific detection of biological species. Three methods for immobilization of biomolecules at the sensor surface have been investigated using Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA) and anti-BSA as model biospecific pair.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; biological techniques; biosensors; fibre optic sensors; molecular biophysics; proteins; biological species detection; biomolecules immobilization; biospecific pair; bovine serum albumin; fibre-optic-based biosensors; sensor surface; tilted fiber Bragg gratings; Biosensors; Bonding; Bragg gratings; Couplings; Fiber gratings; Molecular biophysics; Optical fibers; Optical surface waves; Proteins; Refractive index;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1931-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1932-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688514
