OPTICAL BIOCHIP PLATFORM WITH PLASMONIC STRUCTURE

摘要

Luminescent sensors which are configured such that operably plasmonic effects contribute to the output of the sensors are described. In a preferred arrangement there is provided a sensor having an optical element which operably effects generation of a luminescence signal for subsequent detection, the optical element being configured such that operably plasmonic effects contribute to at least one of the generation or capture of the luminescence signal. The invention also provides an optical biochip platform with plasmonic structure for detecting fluorescence or other luminescent signals and optical sensor configurations or systems that utilize an optical chip.