Gold nanoparticles modified double-tapered fiber for SERS detection

Double-tapered fiber probes modified with gold nanoparticles were fabricated for the surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) sensing. Its performance was compared with the fiber SERS probes of flat end and of single-tapered structure. The remote detection performances of three fiber probe structures were compared by detecting rhodamine 6G (R6G) aqueous solutions with the different concentrations. The results of remote detection of R6G aqueous solution indicate that double-tapered fiber probe with the detection limit of 10-9 M is the most sensitive.