期刊
IEEE JOURNAL OF SELECTED TOPICS IN QUANTUM ELECTRONICS
卷 18, 期 4, 页码 1293-1297出版社
IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2011.2169492
关键词
Biomedical measurements; biophotonics; biosensors; optical fiber devices; optical fiber sensors; photonic crystal fibers (PCF); refractive index (RI)
资金
- A*STAR-SERC Thematic Strategic Research Program [102-152-0012]
- Infuse [I02-0331-03]
- National Key Basic Research and Development Program of China [2010CB735904]
We report the fabrication of a highly sensitive refractometer based on photonic crystal fiber (PCF) interferometry. Using fusion arc splicing technique, a short length of PCF (similar to 3 mm) was spliced to conventional single-mode fibers on both sides. The voids of the PCF were completely collapsed in the splice region, which acted as mode splitter and combiner on both sides. Microbubbles were formed in the splice region and acted as diverging lens for exciting cladding modes efficiently. The transmission spectrum exhibited detectable dips for refractive index (RI) sensing. The bulk liquid sensitivity can reach up to 320 nm/RIU (RI unit) based on the linear curve fit for RI ranging from 1.33 to 1.34. Biosensing experiment was carried out using streptavidin and biotin as respective analyte and receptor. To the best of authors' knowledge, this is the first time of reporting bioaffinity test on the external surface of PCF using modal interferometry.
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