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NANOPHOTONICS
Volume 1, Issue 3-4, Pages 267-291Publisher
WALTER DE GRUYTER GMBH
DOI: 10.1515/nanoph-2012-0021
Keywords
biosensing; integrated photonics; microlasers; optical microcavities; optical trapping; plasmonics; optical resonator; nanoparticle detection
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Funding
- Max Planck Society
- U.S. National Science Foundation [0954941]
- U.S. Army Research Office [W911NF1210026]
- NIH through the National Institutes of General Medicine [1R01GM095906-01]
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES [R01GM095906] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- Directorate For Engineering [0954941] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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Optical microcavities that confine light in high-Q resonance promise all of the capabilities required for a successful nextgeneration microsystem biodetection technology. Label-free detection down to single molecules as well as operation in aqueous environments can be integrated cost-effectively on microchips, together with other photonic components, as well as electronic ones. We provide a comprehensive review of the sensing mechanisms utilized in this emerging field, their physics, engineering and material science aspects, and their application to nanoparticle analysis and biomolecular detection. We survey the most recent developments such as the use of mode splitting for self-referenced measurements, plasmonic nanoantennas for signal enhancements, the use of optical force for nanoparticle manipulation as well as the design of active devices for ultra-sensitive detection. Furthermore, we provide an outlook on the exciting capabilities of functionalized high-Q microcavities in the life sciences.
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