1. Multiplexed Optical Fiber Biochemical Sensing Using Cascaded C-Shaped Fabry–Perot Interferometers
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Heike Ebendorff-Heidepriem, Stephen C. Warren-Smith, Liushun Xie, Linh Nguyen, Xie, Liushun, Nguyen, Linh V, Ebendorff-Heidepriem, Heike, and Warren-Smith, Stephen C
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biochemical sensing ,Optical fiber ,Materials science ,business.industry ,010401 analytical chemistry ,Layer by layer ,Fabry-Perot interferometers ,Single-mode optical fiber ,C-shaped fiber ,01 natural sciences ,Multiplexing ,0104 chemical sciences ,law.invention ,law ,optical fiber sensing ,C shaped ,Astronomical interferometer ,Optoelectronics ,Electrical and Electronic Engineering ,business ,Instrumentation ,Refractive index ,Fabry–Pérot interferometer - Abstract
Refereed/Peer-reviewed A multiplexed fiber sensor is proposed based on Fabry-Perot interferometers formed by serially splicing C-shaped and single mode fibers. We first demonstrate multiplexed refractive index sensing by independently filling and measuring sodium chloride (NaCl) solutions with different concentrations in a two-cavity system. The results show minimal cross-talk between the two interferometers. The dual-cavity interferometric sensor was then applied to biochemical sensing by utilizing polyelectrolyte layer by layer self-assembly followed by the biotin-streptavidin binding mechanism. The proposed sensor solves an important problem in biochemical sensing by providing an ability to simultaneously measure a negative control, critical for reducing false positive measurements.
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- 2019
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