University of Oulu
INFOTECH OULU

Infotech Oulu Graduate School

Optical Biosensors

Lecturer: Prof. Jiří Homola, PhD., DSc. Institute of Photonics and Electronics, Prague, Czech Republic

Date: September 15-17, 2009

Place: VTT, Oulu

Course language: English

Duration of course: 3 days

Format: 5 hours/day

Grading: written final exam

Description

The course provides a broad introduction to the field of optical sensors and biosensors. The aim is to acquaint students with principles, design, fabrication and selected applications of optical sensors and biosensors.

Topics
  • Definition of a sensor, classification of sensors, physical, chemical sensors and biosensors – conceptual approaches, major performance characteristics.
  • Optical phenomena and technologies used in optical sensors: electromagnetic theory of light, material aspects, waveguide optics.
  • Interferometric sensors and their applications for measurement of physical, and (bio)chemical quantities.
  • Sensors based on spectroscopy of guided waves: grating coupler, resonant mirror and surface plasmon resonance sensors and their applications for measurement of physical and (bio)chemical quantities.
  • Sensors based on absorption and luminescence spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared and IR spectroscopy, sensors based on Raman (scattering) spectroscopy, surface enhanced Raman scattering spectroscopy and their applications for measurement of (bio)chemical quantities.

Reference texts

F. S. Ligler (editor), Optical Biosensors: Present and Future, Elsevier, 2002.

G. Boisde, A. Harmer, Chemical and Biochemical Sensing with Optical Fibers and Waveguides, Boston: Artech House, 1996. 

Lecturer’s short bio
Jiří Homola (MS 1988, PhD 1993, DSc 2009) is Head of Photonics Division and Chairman of Department of Optical Sensors at the Institute of Photonics and Electronics, Prague (Czech Republic). He also is Affiliate Professor at the University of Washington, Seattle (USA) and Adjunct Professor at the University of Oulu (Finland). His research interests are in photonics and biophotonics with emphasis on optical sensors and biosensors. He is a member of Editorial Board of Sensors and Actuators B (Elsevier) and Associate Editor of Journal of Sensors (Hindawi). J. Homola is a member of Permanent Steering Committees of Advanced Study Course on Optical Chemical Sensors and Europt(r)ode Conference Series. He is also member of NATO CBP Advisory Panel. J. Homola holds 2 patents, edited 2 books, 6 book chapters, and over 75 papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals.
Program

Tuesday 15th September                                                                                    
  
8.30 – 9.00               Registration
9.00 - 10.30              Prof. Homola
10.30 – 11.00           Coffee
11.00 - 12.30            Prof. Homola

Wednesday 16th September                                                         

9.15 - 10.00              Prof. Homola
10.00 - 10.30            Coffee
10.30 - 12.00            Prof. Homola
12.00 - 13.00            Lunch
13.00 - 14.30            Prof. Homola
14.30 - 15.00            Coffee
15.00 - 16.30            Prof. Homola

Thursday 17th September                                                                
  
9.00 - 10.30              Prof. Homola
10.30 – 11.00           Coffee
11.00 - 12.30            Prof. Homola

Final examination. Time and place will be fixed in the beginning of the course.

 

Registration

For students the registration is free. For other people, the course cost is 120 €.
They should pay the registration fee of with the reference “Infotech Oulu, optical biosensors 2009” before registration to Oulu University bank account
NORDEA 166030-101520
The registration fee covers coffees, lunch on Wednesday, and the course material.
Please register no later than 9.9.2009, to:
Project Secretary Päivi Ronkainen
University of Oulu, Department of Electrical Engineering
PO BOX 4500, 90014 University of Oulu, Finland
Tel. +358 8 553 7500, fax. +358 8 553 2700
E-mail: paivi.ronkainen(at)ee.oulu.fi
In your registration, please mention the following:
Name ___________________________________________________
Tel./fax __________________________________________________
E-mail ___________________________________________________
Institution ________________________________________________
Address _________________________________________________
Graduate School (if any): ___________________________________
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Accommodation

Participants should make their hotel reservation by themselves. Hotels at Oulu region can be found at: http://www.oulu.ouka.fi/matkailu/eng/

Further information

Students on:

Infotech Oulu Graduate School
Prof. Risto Myllylä
University of Oulu
Department of Electrical and Information Engineering
PO BOX 4500
90014 University of Oulu, Finland
tel. +358 8 553 2671
fax. +358 8 553 2700
e-mail: risto.myllyla(at)ee.oulu.fi

Graduate School on Modern Optics and Photonics:
Prof. Timo Jääskeläinen
University of Joensuu
Department of Physics
PL 111
80101 Joensuu, Finland
tel. +358 13 251 4558
fax. +358 13 251 3290
e-mail: timo.jaaskelainen(at)joensuu.fi

Venue

VTT Oulu, PL 1100 (Kaitoväylä 1,) 90571 Oulu, tel. 08 551 2111,
fax 08 551 2320. More information at: http://www.vtt.fi/

Travel information

Students can arrive to Oulu by train or airplane. Check the timetables from www.vr.fi for train and www.finnair.fi and www.blue1.fi for airplane.

At Oulu bus line 19 is operating between VTT and the center of Oulu. To the university bus lines 4, 6, 7 and 19. For more information see www.koskilinjat.fi.

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