LIQUID CORE PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBER BIOSENSORS USING SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SCATTERING AND METHODS FOR THEIR USE

摘要

The invention is drawn to a photonic crystal fiber that can be used with nanoparticles to detect and quantify components in a test sample. The invention further relates to methods of using the photonic crystal fiber for detecting chemical and biological analytes, and in use in optical communications.