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By the one-continuous fabrication procedure of hollow microstructures using femtosecond (fs) laser direct writing followed by thermal treatment, successive chemical wet etching and additional annealing, three-dimensional integration of microoptics with microfluidics, i.e., a planoconvex microlens with a microfluidic chamber, in a single Foturan glass chip was achieved. Further integration of an optical waveguide was performed through internal refractive index modification by fs laser direct writing after the fabrication of the microlens and the microchamber. An “all-in-one” microchip that is highly effective for on-chip photonic biosensing can be manufactured by the present technique with easy assembly of each microcomponent and without any cumbersome processes for stacking and joining substrates. Experimental demonstration of photonic biosensing using the integrated microchip has revealed that fluorescence analysis and absorption measurement of liquid samples can be performed with efficiencies enhanced by factors of 8 and 3, respectively.
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Wang, Z., Sugioka, K. & Midorikawa, K. Fabrication of integrated microchip for optical sensing by femtosecond laser direct writing of Foturan glass. Appl. Phys. A 93, 225–229 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-008-4664-2
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