Driving down the Detection Limit in Microstructured Fiber‑Based Chemical Dip Sensors
We present improvements to fluorescence sensing in soft-glass microstructured optical fibers that result in significantly improved sensitivity relative to previously published results. Concentrations of CdSe quantum dots down to 10 pM levels have been demonstrated. We show that the primary limitatio...
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| author | Tanya M. Monro Richard T. White Erik P. Schartner Stephen C. Warren-Smith Heike Ebendorff-Heidepriem |
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| description | We present improvements to fluorescence sensing in soft-glass microstructured optical fibers that result in significantly improved sensitivity relative to previously published results. Concentrations of CdSe quantum dots down to 10 pM levels have been demonstrated. We show that the primary limitation to the sensitivity of these systems is the intrinsic fluorescence of the glass itself. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-af1064314e624f7ba7653eee85cfba502022-12-22T03:18:31ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202011-03-011132961297110.3390/s110302961Driving down the Detection Limit in Microstructured Fiber‑Based Chemical Dip SensorsTanya M. MonroRichard T. WhiteErik P. SchartnerStephen C. Warren-SmithHeike Ebendorff-HeidepriemWe present improvements to fluorescence sensing in soft-glass microstructured optical fibers that result in significantly improved sensitivity relative to previously published results. Concentrations of CdSe quantum dots down to 10 pM levels have been demonstrated. We show that the primary limitation to the sensitivity of these systems is the intrinsic fluorescence of the glass itself.http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/11/3/2961/soft glassdip sensingmicrostructured optical fiberquantum dots |
| spellingShingle | Tanya M. Monro Richard T. White Erik P. Schartner Stephen C. Warren-Smith Heike Ebendorff-Heidepriem Driving down the Detection Limit in Microstructured Fiber‑Based Chemical Dip Sensors Sensors soft glass dip sensing microstructured optical fiber quantum dots |
| title | Driving down the Detection Limit in Microstructured Fiber‑Based Chemical Dip Sensors |
| title_full | Driving down the Detection Limit in Microstructured Fiber‑Based Chemical Dip Sensors |
| title_fullStr | Driving down the Detection Limit in Microstructured Fiber‑Based Chemical Dip Sensors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Driving down the Detection Limit in Microstructured Fiber‑Based Chemical Dip Sensors |
| title_short | Driving down the Detection Limit in Microstructured Fiber‑Based Chemical Dip Sensors |
| title_sort | driving down the detection limit in microstructured fiber based chemical dip sensors |
| topic | soft glass dip sensing microstructured optical fiber quantum dots |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/11/3/2961/ |
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