Title :
Organic distributed feedback laser biosensor
Author :
Haughey, A.-M. ; Burley, G.A. ; Kanibolotsky, A.L. ; Skabara, P.J. ; Dawson, Martin D. ; Laurand, N.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Photonics, Univ. of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
Abstract :
We present a truxene-based distributed feedback laser sensor and demonstrate its sensing capabilities. Results for bulk refractive index sensing, detection of nano-layer adsorption at the laser surface and specific biomolecule sensing are shown.
Keywords :
biological techniques; chemical sensors; distributed feedback lasers; fibre optic sensors; molecular biophysics; organic semiconductors; refractive index measurement; semiconductor lasers; bulk refractive index sensing; nanolayer adsorption detection; organic laser biosensor; sensing capabilities; specific biomolecule sensing; truxene based distributed feedback laser sensor; Distributed feedback devices; Laser feedback; Laser modes; Optical surface waves; Refractive index; Sensors; Surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Bellevue, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1506-8
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2013.6656484
