Optics and Precision Engineering, Volume. 33, Issue 7, 1091(2025)

Development of zero-mode waveguide device with micro-reflector for high signal-to-noise fluorescence detection

Xuanshuo LIU1,2, Chuanyu LI1,2, Chunxiao JIAO1,2, Runhu HUANG1,2, Lianqun ZHOU1,2、*, and Zhen GUO1,2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei230026, China
  • 2Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou15163, China
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    Xuanshuo LIU, Chuanyu LI, Chunxiao JIAO, Runhu HUANG, Lianqun ZHOU, Zhen GUO. Development of zero-mode waveguide device with micro-reflector for high signal-to-noise fluorescence detection[J]. Optics and Precision Engineering, 2025, 33(7): 1091

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    Received: Feb. 24, 2025

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    Published Online: Jun. 23, 2025

    The Author Email: Lianqun ZHOU (zhoulq@sibet.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.37188/OPE.20253307.1091

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