Highly efficient fluorescence sensing with hollow core photonic crystal fibers

We investigate hollow core photonic crystal fibers for ultra-sensitive fluorescence detection by selectively infiltrating the central hole with fluorophores. Dye concentrations down to 10-9 M can be detected using only nanoliter sample volumes.

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