Label-free detection with high-Q microcavities: A review of biosensing mechanisms for integrated devices

Nanophotonics

Volumn 1, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 267-291

  Vollmer, Frank ^a   Yang, Lan ^b   Fainman, Shaya ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR THE SCIENCE OF LIGHT   (Germany)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biosensing; Integrated photonics; Microlasers; Nanoparticle detection; Optical microcavities; Optical resonator; Optical trapping; Plasmonics

Indexed keywords

METAMATERIAL ANTENNAS; NANOPARTICLES; OPTICAL RESONATORS; PHOTONICS; PLASMONS;

BIOSENSING; INTEGRATED PHOTONICS; MICRO LASER; OPTICAL MICROCAVITIES; OPTICALTRAPPING; PLASMONICS;

MICROCAVITIES;

EID: 84875973615     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21928614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/nanoph-2012-0021     Document Type: Review

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