DocumentCode
2433195
Title
Highly efficient fluorescence sensing with hollow core photonic crystal fibers
Author
Smolka, Stephan ; Barth, Michael ; Benson, Oliver
Author_Institution
Res. Center COM, Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby
fYear
2008
fDate
21-23 July 2008
Firstpage
181
Lastpage
182
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; holey fibres; photonic crystals; dye concentration detection; fluorescence sensing; fluorophores; hollow core photonic crystal fibers; nanoliter sample volume; ultra-sensitive fluorescence detection; Biomedical optical imaging; Coatings; Fiber nonlinear optics; Fluorescence; Gases; Liquids; Nanobioscience; Optical fibers; Photonic band gap; Photonic crystal fibers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
IEEE/LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, 2008 Digest of the
Conference_Location
Acapulco
ISSN
1099-4742
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-1925-8
Electronic_ISBN
1099-4742
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOSST.2008.4590549
Filename
4590549
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