Controllable Synthesis of Au NRs and Its Flexible SERS Optical Fiber Probe with High Sensitivity

The surface-enhanced Raman scattering(SERS) optical fiber probes were successfully prepared by self-assembling on polyelectrolyte multilayers. Gold nanorods(Au NRs) were used as SERS enhancement material to give excellent biological affinity and stability to the SERS optical fiber probes. Au NRs were synthesized by seed growth method. The synergistic effect between AgNO_(3) and surfactant was investigated, and the highest yield was found when AgNO_(3) was 500 uL. Meanwhile, different SERS optical fiber probes were obtained by selecting silane coupling agent, polyelectrolyte multilayer and graphene oxide(GO) to treat quartz fiber. It was found that the SERS optical fiber probes obtained by the self-assembled on polyelectrolyte multilayers method performed better than those by other methods. In addition, Mapping was combined with finite element simulation to analyze the electromagnetic field distribution at the fiber end face.The electromagnetic field distribution of Au NRs was investigated, the difference of electromagnetic field intensity around the Au NRs with different arrangements was compared, the strongest signal was obtained when the Au NRs were head-to-head. Finally, sensitivity of the optimized SERS optical fiber probes could reach 10^(-9)mol/L, with excellent stability and repeatability.

3D printed fiber-optic nanomechanical bioprobe

Ultrasensitive nanomechanical instruments,e.g.atomic force microscopy(AFM),can be used to perform delicate biomechanical measurements and reveal the complex mechanical environment of biological processes.However,these instruments are limited because of their size and complex feedback system.In this study,we demonstrate a miniature fiber optical nanomechanical probe(FONP)that can be used to detect the mechanical properties of single cells and in vivo tissue measurements.A FONP that can operate in air and in liquids was developed by programming a microcantilever probe on the end face of a single-mode fiber using femtosecond laser two-photon polymerization nanolithography.To realize stiffness matching of the FONP and sample,a strategy of customizing the microcantilever’s spring constant according to the sample was proposed based on structure-correlated mechanics.As a proof-of concept,three FONPs with spring constants varying from 0.421 N m^(−1)to 52.6 N m^(−1)by more than two orders of magnitude were prepared.The highest microforce sensitivity was 54.5 nmμN^(−1)and the detection limit was 2.1 nN.The Young’s modulus of heterogeneous soft materials,such as polydimethylsiloxane,muscle tissue of living mice,onion cells,and MCF-7 cells,were successfully measured,which validating the broad applicability of this method.Our strategy provides a universal protocol for directly programming fiber-optic AFMs.Moreover,this method has no special requirements for the size and shape of living biological samples,which is infeasible when using commercial AFMs.FONP has made substantial progress in realizing basic biological discoveries,which may create new biomedical applications that cannot be realized by current AFMs.

Fiber lenses for ultra-small probes used in optical coherent tomography

We present a design, construction and characterization of different variations of GRIN and ball fiber lenses, which were recently proposed for ultra-small biomedical imaging probes. Those fiber lens modules are made of a single mode fiber and a GRIN or ball fiber lens with or without a fiber spacer between them. The lens diameters are smaller than 0.3 mm. We discuss design methods, fabrication techniques, and measuring performance of the fiber lenses. The experimental results are compared to their modeling results. The fabrication of a high quality beam director for both lens types is presented as well. These fiber integrated beam directors could be added on the tips of the fiber lenses for side-view probes. A needle probe made by these fiber lenses is demonstrated as a sample of the ultra-small probe for biomedical imaging application. In vivo human finger images acquired by a swept source optical coherence tomography using the fiber lenses with different beam profiles were shown, which indicates the important impact of

Zemax-Based Optimum Structural Design of Probe of an Optical-Fiber Sensor

Bubble plumes are important during the process of air-sea exchange,and optical-fiber phase detection is a suitable way to observe bubble plumes entrained by breaking waves.This paper designs a new optical-fiber probe(OFP)made of sapphire to overcome the limitations of existing materials(e.g.,high brittleness,poor corrosion resistance,and narrow bandwidth)and thereby enhance the detection performance of the OFP by improving its structure.Based on total internal reflection and light refraction,a simulation model of the probe is established in the Zemax optical design software to optimize the probe tip and matching mode of the two probe tips.The results show that the optimum OFP tip is a conical sapphire one with a cone angle of 35°.Tests are then conducted on a bespoke OFP sensor,the results of which are consistent with those predicted theoretically.The simulation results lay the foundation for the integrated design of OFP sensors and the optimization of their internal optics.The findings could also be applied to OFPs with multiple tips.

EFFECTIVE DETECTION DEPTH OF NEEDLE-LIKE OPTICAL PROBE

The effective detection depth of the needle-like optical probe is studied. The light transport model in highly scattering tissue is the diffusion equation and the boundary is Neuman. The sensitivity matrix is related to the position of the light source and the detector. It can be used to evaluate the effective detection depth. The sensitivity matrix is defined as the multiplication of the source and detector hght distribution. Six different groups about ix parameters including the source diameter and detector fibers, the core-to-core distance between the source and detector fibers, the opotode depth, the absorption, and reduced scattering coefficient, are used as experimental models. The relationship between the six parameters and the effective detection depth is analyzed. Resuits can be used to study the spatial resolution and the depth of multi-fibers.

Au@Ag Core-shell Nanorods Self-assembled on Polyelectrolyte Multilayers for Ultra-High Sensitivity SERS Fiber Probes

We demonstrated a chemical process in the fabrication of a SERS fiber probe with an ultrahigh sensitivity.The synthesis was carried out by preparing Au@Ag core-shell nanorods (Au@Ag-NRs) selfassembled on polyelectrolyte (PE) multilayers,for which Au@Ag-NRs were controlled by adjusting the silver layer thickness.The effect of silver layer thickness of Au@Ag-NRs on the SERS performance of the fiber probe was investigated.The SERS fiber probe shows the best performance when the silver layer thickness is controlled at 8.57 nm.Under the condition of optimizing silver layer thickness,the fiber probe exhibits ultra-high sensitivity (i e,10^(-10) M crystalline violet,CV),good reproducibility (i e,RSD of 3.5%) and stability.Besides,electromagnetic field distribution of the SERS fiber probe was also investigated.The strongest enhancement is found within the core of fiber,whereas a weakened electromagnetic field exists in the fiber cladding layer.The SERS fiber probe can be a good candidate in ultra-trace detection for biomedical and environmental areas.

New Optical Fiber Pressure Sensor with Reflection Capsule

The ratio measurement by means of the sensing optical fiber and the reference fiber with different beginning positions, and the technique to improve the stability of the sensor are first described. Then the ability to restrain and compensate the interference of the same nature through the double channel ratio measurement is illustrated. Finally, the performance of sensor and its engineering design are discussed.

New Measuring Temperature Setup with Optical Probe

Abstract: A new setup of measuring temperature is developed, which the probe is a micro- power consumptive one with CMOS circuit and is driven by optical power. For transmitting the measured signal and optical power signal in a long distance, the fiber technology is applied in this setup.

New Fluoroptic Therm ometer with Optical Fiber

A new optical fiber fluoroptic thermometer based on the temperature—fluoroptic characteristic of fluoroptic materials is presented.The ratio technique of intensities of fluorescent emission lines of certain rare earth phosphors is used,making the measurement of temperatures of the system to 0.5 ℃ precision. The characteristics of thermometer are discussed and the experiment results of temperature are given.

Transmission Properties of Fiber Probes

Transmission properties of tapered fiber including right cone fiber and bend optical fiber are discussed.The transmission efficiency of the tapered fiber is measured.The curve of transmission efficiency versus taper cone angle is given.By the scalar wave equation and Gaussian approximation,transmission properties of the two kinds of tapered fibers are analyzed,the power losses caused by taper cone angle and by the bending are also calculated.From the experiments and theoretical analysis,it could come to a conclusion that the wider the taper cone angle is,the higher the transmission efficiency will be.

Review of reflective fiber optic sensors for surface topography measurement

Different from the traditional contact surface topography measurement,reflective intensity-modulated fiber optic sensor(RIM-FOS)has the unique advantages of non-contact nondestructive detection.This paper briefly introduces the principle and performance of RIM-FOS for surface topography measurement and compares with several other methods of topography measurement.Based on the review of its development process,this paper summarizes and analyses the hot issues of RIM-FOS in the surface topography measurement,then predicts the future trend for a guidance of the further study.

基于光纤镀膜探针的固体介质中应力波粒子速度测量技术

粒子速度是分析固体介质中应力波传播规律的一个重要参数。结合激光多普勒效应和全光纤干涉测速系统,提出了一种基于光纤镀膜探针的固体介质中应力波粒子速度的测量方法。将光纤镀膜探针嵌入有机玻璃(PMMA)中,距爆心同一半径处,采用0.125 g TNT当量的微型炸药球作为爆炸源,进行填实爆炸产生应力波,通过采集光纤探针端面的运动信息,基于短时傅里叶变换的时频分析方法,解调出端面运动速度,进而反推出粒子速度。实验结果表明:不同光纤镀膜探针测得的速度分别为22.648 m/s、23.505 m/s,将反推的粒子速度与传统的圆环型电磁粒子速度计方法获取到的数据进行对比,两者的相对偏差低于5.00%,验证了光纤镀膜探针测量固体介质中应力波粒子速度的可行性。

大孔柚子型微结构光纤探针的表面增强拉曼散射性能研究

随着光纤制备工艺以及纳米材料制备技术的发展,光纤探针已成为一种新型的表面增强拉曼散射(SERS)基底,通过在普通单模光纤或多模光纤上制备不同的结构并修饰相应的纳米材料,可以得到多种类型的光纤表面增强拉曼散射探针,并实现较好的检测效果。但受限于光纤本身的结构,普通光纤仅能利用端面或侧表面提供拉曼检测的“热点”区域,限制了其SERS性能的进一步提高。因此制备了大孔柚子型微结构光纤(MSF)表面增强拉曼散射(SERS)探针,其中大孔柚子型MSF SERS探针结构通过一段阶跃多模光纤与柚子型微结构光纤熔接制得。实验分别对自制的纳米银溶胶基底以及大孔柚子型MSF SERS探针的SERS性能进行检测。采用溶胶自组装法制备负载银纳米颗粒的MSF SERS探针,通过控制自组装时间制备不同光纤SERS探针(Ag/MSF-x,其中x为自组装时间,分别为15、30、45、60 min)。采用溶液检测方法,利用Ag/MSF-x探针对10^(-3) mol·L^(-1)的亚甲基蓝(MB)探针分子进行检测,通过比较相同条件下的增强效果筛选得到Ag/MSF-45探针。为进一步检测Ag/MSF-45探针的SERS性能,制备不同浓度的MB溶液,分别利用纳米银溶胶基底和Ag/MSF-45探针对其进行检测。实验结果表明,纳米银溶胶基底对MB的检测限(LOD)为10^(-6) mol·L^(-1),Ag/MSF-45探针对MB的检测限(LOD)为10^(-7) mol·L^(-1);拉曼信号的再现性结果表明纳米银溶胶基底以及Ag/MSF-45探针在各个特征峰处的RSD值均在合理范围内;在1619 cm^(-1)拉曼位移处对纳米银溶胶基底以及Ag/MSF-45探针检测MB的拉曼强度和浓度进行对数转换拟合,纳米银溶胶基底的拟合优度R2达0.91628,Ag/MSF-45探针的拟合优度R2达0.98848;纳米银溶胶基底和Ag/MSF-45探针的再现性结果表明,其在各个特征峰处的RSD值均处于合理范围,但Ag/MSF-45探针的各特征峰RSD值均小于纳米银溶胶基底,最大为13.89%;利用10^(-6) mol·L^(-1)的MB对Ag/MSF-45探针的增强因子(AEF)进行计算,Ag/MSF-45探针的AEF达到6.09×10^(6),表现出良好的增强效果。因此,基于大孔柚子型MSF SERS探针凭借独特的空气孔结构使其具有较高的灵敏度以及良好的再现性,且其SERS性能均优于纳米银溶胶基底,在农业、化学分析、生物检测等领域及大分子物质检测等方面应用前景广泛。

光纤拉曼生化传感器研究进展

光纤拉曼生化传感器是一种基于拉曼散射原理的光纤传感器,它结合了拉曼散射光谱技术和光纤传输的优势,具有体积小、无需标记、高灵敏度和特异性,能够实现实时快速检测的特点,可以广泛应用于生化检测领域低浓度分析物的检测。对光纤拉曼生化传感器的基本原理、结构和工作方式进行相关介绍,以它在食品安全、环境监测和生物医学等多个领域的实际应用为切入点,重点介绍了不同结构光纤拉曼探针的制备过程和对实际分析物的检测限。此外,总结了当前光纤拉曼生物传感器面临的挑战和未来的发展方向,进一步就如何提高光纤拉曼传感器的性能进行了相关讨论。

加热光纤法同步测定土壤水热参数误差分析

土壤水热参数是研究土壤水热传输的基本物理参数。当前热脉冲探针法(HPP)可同步测定土壤水热参数,但该方法仅限于在点尺度下测定。与其具有相同理论基础的加热光纤法(SPHP-DTS),可将测定尺度增大至田间千米尺度,但其测定精度尚未得到有效验证。为了探知SPHP-DTS法的误差,本研究进行了SPHP-DTS法与HPP法测定土壤水热参数的对比试验。结果表明,以HPP为标准,加热光纤法测定热导率的精度RMSE为0.13 W×m^(-1)×℃^(-1)。SPHP-DTS法测定的热导率显著高于HPP法,主要原因在于加热光纤时产生的温度效应。通过热导率法测定土壤含水率时,在热导率测定误差的影响下,SPHP-DTS法的测定精度明显低于HPP法。SPHP-DTS法测定土壤水热参数的其他误差来源包括光纤与土壤之间多个界面的接触热阻、光纤的温度敏感性、噪音干扰以及温度梯度驱动下的水分迁移。本研究可为SPHP-DTS法提升土壤水热参数测定精度提供理论参考。

Optical trapping and orientation of Escherichia coli cells using two tapered fiber probes

We report on the optical trapping and orientation of Escherichia coli(E.coli) cells using two tapered fiber probes.With a laser beam at 980 nm wavelength launched into probe I, an E. coli chain consisting of three cells was formed at the tip of probe I. After launching a beam at 980 nm into probe II, the E.coli at the end of the chain was trapped and oriented via the optical torques yielded by two probes. The orientation of the E. coli was controlled by adjusting the laser power of probe II. Experimental results were interpreted by theoretical analysis and numericalsimulations.

Microball lens integrated fiber probe for optical frequency domain imaging

An integrated microball lens fiber catheter probe is demonstrated, which has better lateral resolution and longer working distance than a corresponding bare fiber probe with diverging beam for Fourier domain optical coherence tomography （FDOCT）. Simulation results are shown to gain the effect of the distance between the mieroball lens and the bare fiber to the focusing plane and beam width. The freedom of modifying the working distance and lateral resolution is shown. This is achieved by changing the gap distance between the single-mode fiber and the microball lens within the packaged surgical needle catheter without using an additional beam expander having a fixed length. The probe successfully acquired crosssectional images of ocular tissues from an animal sample with the proposed miniaturized imaging probe.

基于荧光寿命与热辐射测温的30℃至800℃的光纤温度传感器

通过研究荧光型光纤温度传感和热辐射型光纤温度传感,该文设计了一种结合荧光寿命与热辐射测温的光纤温度传感器,适用温度为30~800℃。首先,改进了传统的荧光传感探针,采用石英玻璃棒代替光纤,可避免高温下光纤吸收和散射损耗导致的光传输效率下降。其次,利用耐高温的Y(P,V)O_(4):Eu^(3+)荧光材料进行中、低温段(低于400℃)的荧光寿命测温,获得材料荧光寿命与温度的关系;在中、高温段(高于300℃),使用光功率计测得1490 nm波长下光纤探针的热辐射功率与温度的关系,并拟合得到热辐射功率与温度的四阶表达式;然后,在两种测温方法都有效的温度重叠区(300~360℃),使用荧光寿命测温值标定热辐射的功率与温度关系式,确保高温段的测温精度;最后,将荧光寿命测温与热辐射测温相结合,实现30~800℃范围内的温度测量。

用于油井相含率测量的光纤探针传感器研究

针对地面成熟三相流相含率测量传感器无法适应井下高温高压腐蚀的复杂环境,现有井下测量设备复杂,需要多种传感器和探头联合才能实现三相流相含率测量的问题,设计了一种光纤探针传感器。以蓝宝石作为光纤探针的前端敏感材料,利用气相和液相对光的折射率不同,通过检测探针反射光的光强来分辨光纤探针处于气相还是液相。通过检测经探针耦合进光纤的荧光光强分辨水相还是油相,从而实现单一探针传感器对油井内油相、水相、气相三相相含率的测量。

基于碳点的小型自校正比率荧光光纤铬(Ⅵ)传感器

荧光比率传感探针检测方法能够克服环境(如样品基质、猝灭剂等)和仪器等外部因素影响,得到更加可靠的检测结果。本文合成用于组成比率型荧光纳米探针的两种荧光碳点(CDs),在365 nm紫外光的激发下,这两种碳点分别在440 nm和570 nm处具有荧光发射峰,且对Cr(Ⅵ)具有相反的响应。通过水凝胶将比率荧光探针包覆在设计的光纤尖端上,能够实现Cr(Ⅵ)浓度的在线检测。利用飞秒激光微加工系统制作的齿形光纤结构,有利于荧光探针的激发和传感器荧光的收集。为进一步降低传感器成本、缩减传感器体积,采用低成本的LED灯珠作为激发光源。采用比率荧光探针包覆,克服LED灯珠光源稳定性差的缺点,使传感器可以实现自校正。实验表明,即使光源强度波动较大,该传感器连续7次测量的相对标准偏差(RSD)仅为3.1%。在0~200μM范围内,该传感器对Cr(Ⅵ)具有良好的线性关系,检出限(LOD)为0.9μM。该传感器能够应用于实际样品中Cr(Ⅵ)的检测,说明该传感器的具有实用性和可靠性。