Driving down the Detection Limit in Microstructured Fiber‑Based Chemical Dip Sensors

Autor: Tanya M. Monro, Richard T. White, Erik P. Schartner, Stephen C. Warren-Smith, Heike Ebendorff-Heidepriem
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2011
Předmět:
Zdroj: Sensors, Vol 11, Iss 3, Pp 2961-2971 (2011)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1424-8220
DOI: 10.3390/s110302961
Popis: 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.
Databáze: Directory of Open Access Journals