Open AccessPrint metallic nanoparticles on a fiber probe for 1064-nm surface-enhanced Raman scattering
Author(s) -
Ana Sánchez-Solís,
Farzia Karim,
Shah Alam,
Qiwen Zhan,
Tzarara López–Luke,
Chenglong Zhao
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
optics letters/optics index
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524
H-Index - 272
eISSN - 1071-2763
pISSN - 0146-9592
DOI - 10.1364/ol.44.004997
Subject(s) - materials science , rhodamine 6g , raman scattering , raman spectroscopy , optics , optical fiber , fiber , fiber laser , laser , biosensor , optoelectronics , fluorescence , nanotechnology , physics , composite material
This Letter presents 1064-nm surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) on an optical fiber probe, or 1064-nm-SERS-on-fiber. Metallic nanoparticles are printed on an optical fiber probe by using optothermal surface bubbles under ambient conditions. An optothermal surface bubble is a laser-induced micro-sized bubble that is formed on a solid-liquid interface. The SERS activity of the optical fiber probe for 1064-nm Raman microscopy is tested with rhodamine 6G in aqueous solution. The 1064-nm-SERS-on-fiber can reduce the fluorescent background noise that commonly exists in other Raman systems. It can also compensate for the decreased Raman signal due to the use of an infrared Raman laser. The 1064-nm-SERS-on-fiber will find potential applications in low-background-noise biosensing and endoscopy.