Integrated Biophotonics with CYTOP
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2012

We describe how the amorphous fluoropolymer CYTOP can be advantageously used as a waveguide cladding material in integrated optical circuits suitable for applications in integrated biophotonics. The unique refractive index of CYTOP (n = 1.34) enables the cladding material to be well index-matched to an optically probed sample solution. Furthermore, ultra-high index contrast waveguides can be fabricated, using conventional optical polymers as waveguide core materials, offering a route to large-scale integration of optical functions on a single chip. We discuss applications of this platform to evanescent-wave excitation fluorescence microscopy, passive and/or thermo-electrically-controlled on-chip light manipulation, on-chip light generation, and direct integration with microfluidic circuits through low-temperature bonding.

fluorescence microscopy

lab-on-a-chip

integrated biophotonics

biosensors

polymer waveguides

microfluidics

fluoropolymers

Författare

K. Leosson

Háskóli Íslands

Björn Agnarsson

Chalmers, Teknisk fysik, Biologisk fysik

Micromachines

2072666x (eISSN)

Vol. 3 1 114-125

Ämneskategorier

Fysik

DOI

10.3390/mi3010114

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