PCF with immobilized silver nanoparticles as an optofluidic SERS sensing platform

Yun Han, Siliu Tan, Maung Kyaw Khaing Oo, Henry Du

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Abstract

The unique feature of photonic crystal fiber (PCF) both as a light guide and a liquid transmission cell allows synergistic integration of optics and microfluidics to form an unconventional optofluidic platform of long interaction path limited only by the fiber length. We report the strategy and methods in realizing full-length surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) PCF optofluidics by immobilization of negatively charged Ag nanoparticles (NP) through polyelectrolyte-mediated approach or direct deposition of positively charged Ag NP on the PCF air channels. Through forward propagating Raman measurements, we demonstrate the full-length SERS-active PCF optofluidics with accumulative Raman signal gain along the entire fiber length. We show SERS measurements of 1×10-7 M (∼48 ppb) Rhodamine 6G and 1×10-8 M (∼0.8 ppb) sodium thiocyanate in a minute volume of ∼10 -7-10-8 liter aqueous solution using PCF with immobilized Ag NP over ∼20 cm in length. The combination of high detection sensitivity and small sampling volume renders the SERS-active PCF optofluidic platform excellent potential for a multitude of applications ranging from label-free chemical and biological sensing to process monitoring in geometrically confined systems.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationFiber Optic Sensors and Applications VII
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
EventFiber Optic Sensors and Applications VII - Orlando, FL, United States
Duration: 7 Apr 20108 Apr 2010

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume7677
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Conference

ConferenceFiber Optic Sensors and Applications VII
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityOrlando, FL
Period7/04/108/04/10

Keywords

  • Ag nanoparticles
  • Optofluidics
  • Photonic crystal fiber
  • Sensing
  • Surface-enhanced Raman scattering

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