On-chip absorption measurements using an integrated waveguide |
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Authors: | Splawn Bryan G Lytle Fred E |
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Institution: | Chemistry Department, 1393 Brown Laboratories, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-1393, USA. |
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Abstract: | Square hollow waveguides are used to integrate measurement of absorption with chip-based electrophoresis. The 50x50 microm liquid channel and 50x50 microm waveguide are etched as a negative pattern into a silicon master and replicated as a positive in poly-dimethylsiloxane (PDMS). The uniform refractive index of the chip prevents guiding by total internal reflection. Instead, light at 488 nm is guided by reflection at the air-PDMS interface. The waveguide has a 60% efficiency over a distance of 3.2 cm. Separation of fluorescein and the dye BODIPY is demonstrated. A detection limit (S/N=3) of 200 microM fluorescein is obtained using a 50 microm pathlength and a simple photocell detector. |
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