Optimized photonic crystal fibers supporting efficient capillary electrophoresis

Matias Calcerrada (1) , Carmen García-Ruiz (1) , Philippe Roy (2) , Miguel Gonzalez-Herraez (3)

1 University of Alcalá / Department of Analytical Chemistry, Physical-Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
2 XLIM-PHOT - Photonique Fibre et Sources Cohérentes
3 Department of Electronics, University of Alcala

In this paper we present preliminary results on the use of Photonic Crystal Fibers (PCFs) in a conventional capillary electrophoresis system to separate and detect fluorescent species. PCFs show interesting advantages over conventional capillaries for this application, including larger surface-to-volume ratio and potential for higher resolution with comparable sensitivity. Our results illustrate some of these advantages, and we point out the need for stringent tolerances in the fabrication of specific PCFs for this application. © (2013) COPYRIGHT Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). Downloading of the abstract is permitted for personal use only.

Domaines: Optique [physics.optics]

Matias Calcerrada, Carmen García-Ruiz, Philippe Roy, Miguel Gonzalez-Herraez. Optimized photonic crystal fibers supporting efficient capillary electrophoresis. Fifth European Workshop on Optical Fibre Sensors, May 2013, Krakow, Poland. pp.87941O, ⟨10.1117/12.2026789⟩. ⟨hal-00912947⟩