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15 January 1999 Miniature fiber optic surface plasmon resonance biosensors
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Abstract
A novel design of surface plasmon resonance fiber optic sensor is reported which leads to a compact, highly miniaturized sensing element with excellent sensitivity. The sensing device is based on a side-polished single-mode optical fiber with a thin metal overlayer supporting surface plasmon waves. The strength of interaction between a fiber mode and a surface plasmon wave depends strongly on the refractive index near the sensing surface. Therefore, refractive index changes associated with biospecific interaction between antibodies immobilized on the sensor and antigen molecules can be monitored by measuring light intensity variations. Detection of horse radish peroxidase (HRP) of the concentration of 100 ng/ml has been accomplished using the fiber optic sensor with a matrix of monoclonal antibodies against HRP immobilized on the sensor surface.
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Radan Slavik, Eduard Brynda, Jiri Homola, and Jiri Ctyroky "Miniature fiber optic surface plasmon resonance biosensors", Proc. SPIE 3570, Biomedical Sensors, Fibers, and Optical Delivery Systems, (15 January 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.336929
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KEYWORDS
Sensors

Refractive index

Surface plasmons

Fiber optics sensors

Gold

Fiber optics

Biosensors

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