Keywords

SERs, ARROWs, optofluidic chip, microfluidic channels

Abstract

The authors demonstrate surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) detection on an optofluidic chip. Interconnected solid- and liquid-core antiresonant reflecting optical waveguides (ARROWs) form a planar beam geometry that allows for high mode intensities along microfluidic channels containing molecules optimized for SERS. The excitation power and concentration dependence of SERS from rhodamine 6G (R6G) molecules adsorbed to silver nanoparticles were systematically studied. The data can be described by a model that takes into account the microphotonic structure. Detection sensitivity to a minimum concentration of 30 nM is found, demonstrating the suitability of ARROW-based optofluidic chips for high sensitivity detection with molecular specificity

Original Publication Citation

Measor, Philip, Leo Seballos, Dongliang Yin, Jin Z. Zhang, Evan J. Lunt, Aaron R. Hawkins, and Holger Schmidt. "On-chip surface-enhanced Raman scattering detection using integrated liquid-core waveguides." Applied Physics Letters 9 (27)

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

2007-05-21

Permanent URL

http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/1087

Publisher

AIP

Language

English

College

Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology

Department

Electrical and Computer Engineering

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