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Nature Photonics 1, 565 - 567 (2007)
doi:10.1038/nphoton.2007.187
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Molecular sensors: Cavities lead the way
Marko Loncar1
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Marko Loncar is in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University, 33 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA.
e-mail: loncar@seas.harvard.edu
Abstract
A group at Caltech have used an optical microcavity to perform label-free detection of single molecules for the first time. The work represents a milestone in the application of optical cavities in sensing, and could lead to the realization of ultrasensitive lab-on-a-chip systems.
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