Theory and demonstration of fluorescence-based refractometric sensing in glass micro-capillaries with a silicon nanocrystal-embedded film

International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Manchee, C P K ^a   Veinot, J G C ^a   Meldrum, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

microfluidic detection; Refractometric sensing; silicon nanocrystals; whispering gallery modes

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY CHANNELS; GLASS CAPILLARIES; HIGH-QUALITY FILMS; INTERIOR CHANNELS; LIQUID CORES; MICRO-CAPILLARIES; MICROFLUIDIC DETECTION; NANOCRYSTAL FILMS; REFRACTOMETRIC SENSING; RING RESONATOR; SILICON NANOCRYSTALS; WHISPERING GALLERY MODES;

CAPILLARITY; FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; FLUORESCENCE; GLASS; NANOCRYSTALS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

TRANSPARENT OPTICAL NETWORKS;

EID: 80155189460     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21627339     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICTON.2011.5971050     Document Type: Conference Paper

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